Claim: A video circulating online shows Iranian soldiers firing missiles while chanting Allah Akbar.
fact: This video is a compilation of two clips, both generated by AI.
A Facebook user posted on March 5th. video It has an Iranian flag, a rocket, a fire emoji and a thumbs up sign as a caption. Video footage shows soldiers chanting “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) as several missiles are fired. soldiers wear similar uniforms worn By Iranian soldiers. The missile launch pad in the background is also made by Iran. flag on them.
same video has been Posted In X with Arabic captions:
“I love us.”
[Translation: “The Haydari rockets and Iranian drones are pounding the criminal Zionist entity. God is great! Long live the iron men!”]
of Number 2 Some of the videos under fact-checking have been removed Posted lots of socializing media platform. A soldier is seen recording the missile launch on his cell phone. He is also wearing military uniform worn by Iranian soldiers. However, unlike the soldier’s uniform in the first part, his uniform has an Iranian flag on the arm of his shirt. The Iranian flag is displayed on the launcher door in the background.
Some of the captions that accompany such posts are:
- dubai comes under attack
- Iranians raise their voices for freedom, justice and human rights
- Iran comes under attack
- #Iran war
- Iranian Revolutionary Guards out at night
America and Israel attack Iran
The video was posted at a time of heightened tensions in the Gulf following US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran.
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel were inaugurated. coordinated Airstrikes have reportedly been carried out in multiple locations in Iran, targeting military facilities and strategic infrastructure. The attack marked a dramatic escalation in regional tensions and sparked a broader conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel. in opening A few hours after the operation began, Shajare Tayebeh Girls’ Primary School in Minab, southern Iran, was destroyed by a missile attack. The strike occurred during school hours and caused the roof of the building to collapse, killing at least 165 people, mostly schoolchildren, and injuring dozens more. Subsequent investigations by international journalists and open source analysts indicated that the attack was likely caused by a U.S. Tomahawk missile that targeted nearby military facilities.
After the airstrikes, Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes, attacking U.S. military bases and infrastructure across the Gulf, including facilities in countries hosting U.S. troops. The conflict spread to Israeli territory through Iranian missile launches. That’s all 1,300 There have also been deaths in Iran, with the U.S. military reporting at least 13 service members have died in the escalation. The fighting also displaced millions of civilians, damaged infrastructure in multiple parts of the region and disrupted air travel around the world.
Iran also demonstrate one’s strength The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important oil shipping routes, through which around one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments pass, and the economic pressure of disrupting its transport. Therefore, the Strait disruption is causing a spike in global oil prices and increasing energy market volatility. for Pakistanis heavily dependent on. imported Despite fuel being supplied by Gulf suppliers, high oil prices are having an immediate impact on the economy. Global price increases are already increase Domestic petrol and diesel prices have plummeted, while economists warn that prolonged disruption could widen Pakistan’s trade deficit, put further pressure on the rupee and spike inflation in an already fragile economic environment.
However, in Pakistan, said Ready to host talks to end the US-Israel war against Iran.
March 29th meeting It started Diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey converged in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad to quell the escalating conflict. The effort is being led by Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who said diplomats had discussed all possibilities to bring the war in the region to an early end.
Fact or fiction?
Soch fact check We noted that the video contained several signs of AI-generated content. For example, when a missile is launched, some people standing around it appear unnaturally still. Besides this, the fire at the tip of the missile also looks artificial.
Soch fact check I then reverse searched the keyframes from the video and discovered the following: Facebook user who posted video While fact-checking, another AI-generated post has also been posted video The caption read “IR” and included rocket and fire emojis. we also saw two parts Fact-checking videos were posted separately on various social media platforms. All the results that came up after back-searching the keyframes primarily reiterated the claim that Iranian soldiers were celebrating the launch of a missile. No videos were found that were shared in other contexts.
We then ran both parts with two AI detection tools.
According to hive moderationThe first part of the video is 81.2% generated by AI, and the second part is 83.6% generated by AI.
Screenshot of Hive moderation results for the first part of the video
Screenshot of Hive moderation results in second part of video
Both parts were performed separately through separate tools. Deepfake-O-meteranalyzed using multiple AI-based detection models.
First, we used the AVSRDD 2025 model. This model analyzes the relationship between speech and mouth to see if they correspond naturally or are synthesized. This video was rated 100% fake.
The FTCN 2021 model was then used to analyze the video for subtle and unnatural inconsistencies in movement. This video was rated 100% fake.
Next, we used the AltFreezing 2023 model, which captures the mismatch between images and motion. According to this mode, the video is 92% fake.
Screenshot of DeepFake-O-Meter results from the first part of the video
The second part of the video is 100% and 50.9% AI-generated according to AVSRDD and WAV2LIP-STA (2022), respectively.
WAV2LIP-STA 2022 model looks for lip-sync deepfakes. The video begins with a soldier saying, “Are you ready? We’re almost there.” After this, no one moves their lips in the video. There is only one scene in the video where someone is seen speaking, which is why the model rates this video as 50.9% fake.
Screenshot of DeepFake-O-Meter results in the second half of the video
Based on the results of AI detection tools and analysis of the signs of AI-generated elements present in the clip. Soch fact check We conclude that viral videos are generated by AI.
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Both parts of the fact check video You can find us on Facebook here, here, hereand here.
On Instagram you can find them here, here, here, here, and here.
they are found here and here On TikTok.
You can find them in X here and herecan be seen on the thread here and here.
conclusion: both clip in Viral videos are generated by AI.
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