On June 13, 2025, Israel launched an attack on more than 12 targets across Iran under the codename operation Lion Lion with the stipulated purpose of preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Israel reportedly damaged major nuclear and military facilities and killed some of Iran's top military leaders. In retaliation, Iran launched one ballistic missile and a drone in Israel.
Amid this escalation, several visuals have been circulated on social media. Let's take a look at the truth behind these visuals in this article.
Claim: Actual visuals from the ongoing June 2025 Israel-Iran conflict.
fact: These viral videos do not show any real visuals from the ongoing Israeli-Iraq conflict. All the videos analyzed are found to be generated by AI and were originally uploaded by creators who regularly share AI-Made war footage on Tiktok. AI detection tools flag each video and are likely to generate AI. Therefore, the claim made in the post is Misunderstanding.
Video 1
The video (here, here) is shared with allegations that it shows the damage to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on the Iranian strike.
An inverse image search for keyframes from viral video led me to the same footage uploaded to @3amelyonn's Tiktok handle. He also found himself sharing multiple similar videos depicting scenes of destruction and debris.
If the video was suspected to be generated by AI, it was analyzed using the Hive AI detection tool. The tool flags the video with a total score of 80.4%, indicating that it is likely created using AI.
Video 2
The video (here, here, here) is shared with claims that it shows the city of Tel Aviv, which was destroyed by an Iranian strike.
Our research found that this video (archive) was also uploaded to the Tiktok handle @3amelyonn, identifying the creator as an AI video creator.
I suspected that this video was also generated by AI, and analyzed it using the Hive AI detection tool. The tool flagged it with an overall score of 91.2%, indicating that it was likely created using AI.
Video 3
The video is shared with allegations that it shows Haifa city burning and destroyed on the Iranian strike.
Reverse image search for keyframes in viral video led me to the same footage uploaded to the Tiktok handle @myuz_aa1. The description of the post states that the video was generated using AI.
The video was then analyzed using the Hive AI detection tool. This flagged it with a 97.2% tally score, indicating that it was likely created using AI.
Video 4
The video is shared with claims that it shows the visuals of Israeli airports damaged by the Iranian strike.
Reverse image search for keyframes from viral video led to the same video. Tiktok handle It was compiled and organized with other war scene clips uploaded to @Alynoor4. The description of the post states that the video was generated using AI.
The video was then analyzed using the Hive AI detection tool. This flagged it with a 98.8% tally score, indicating that it was likely created using AI.
In summary, the video generated by AI is shared as a real scene from the ongoing Israeli-Iraq conflict.
