Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran on June 13, killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists.
Iranian authorities have said more than 1,000 people have been killed in Iran (archive link).
Israeli authorities say Iran responded to Israeli attacks caused by drone and missile fires, killing 28 people in Israel.
US President Donald Trump announcement Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire that came into effect on June 24th.Archive Links).
German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz urged the enemy to respect the ceasefire (Archive Link).
During a June visit to the Iranian missile strike location near Tel Aviv, the country's Home Minister Alexander Dobrinz expressed his support for Israel.
The clips also spread to YouTube, threads, and Snackvideo, with false claims.
Some users seem to believe the footage is authentic and link it to the revivalThe rise of German anti-Semitism (archive link).
“The Jews were Germany's enemies during Adolf Hitler's time,” one user said.
Another wrote that it was “impressive.”
However, the video is generated by AI.
An reverse image search on Google uploaded a YouTube video on June 23, 2025, titled “The shocking giant Blas (sic) of the Middle East is still confirmed” (archive link).
The clip is labelled “Modified or Composite Content” and is labelled “The sound or visual was significantly edited or digitally generated.”
There is also a watermark in the bottom right corner of the clip to read “kling ai”. This is a tool (archive link) used to generate images in a video.
Visual inconsistencies are also seen in clips containing explosions that do not affect the surrounding area. This strongly shows videos created using AI.
The AFP also exposed numerous misinformation related to the Iran-Israel war (archive link).
