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AI-generated video falsely claims Nigeria announced it would send troops to Israel
A text overlay on the TikTok video reads: “Breaking: Nigeria announces peace support deployment to Israel.” Part of the caption under the video reads: “Breaking: Nigeria deploys troops in support of Israel’s peace operations.” “Footage obtained by TBC News shows Nigerian troops being mobilised and briefed for a non-combative, cooperating training mission overseas,” it adds. The post, published on June 17, 2025, has been shared more than 6,100 times. The video contains different clips edited toget...
AI image does not show French spy caught in Burkina Faso
“French spy has been captured by captain Ibrahim Traoré, president of Burkina Faso,” reads the caption accompanying a TikTok video posted on May 2, 2025. The post was shared more than 2,400 times. The video includes a static image that appears to show Burkina Faso’s president standing next to a man wearing an army uniform, who has blood on his face and is holding his hands in the air. Several TikTok users have claimed that the man in the image is a French spy who was caught posing as a journalist...
Old video falsely claimed to show recent Israeli strikes on Iran
“Scenes of Israeli missiles falling on the Iranian capital, Tehran,” reads the caption on a video published on Facebook on June 13, shortly after Israel launched air strikes on Iran. The post was shared more than 40 times before it was deleted. The video appears to show rockets falling from the sky, identified by a red flash and rising smoke. Israel’s strikes on June 13, 2025, killed the chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, and senior Revolutionary Guards commanders Hossei...
Old video from Kenya misrepresented as crackdown on LA immigration protests
A post published on Facebook on June 8, 2025, reads: “Trump deploys National Guard to LA immigration 'riots' after claiming state officials 'can't do their jobs'.”“ California Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that the Trump administration is deploying '2,000 soldiers' to Los Angeles after local police used tear gas, stun guns, and riot shields to push back immigration protesters on Saturday,” the caption adds. The post was shared more than 1,300 times. The video features three clips: two showing wa...
Unrelated images shared with false claims of deadly Mauritanian plane crash heading to Mecca
“A plane carrying Mauritanian hajj pilgrims crashed on their way to the holy city of Mecca. More than 210 hajj pilgrims were martyred,” reads part of a text overlay published on a TikTok post on May 28, 2025. The caption of the post, shared more than 1,300 times, includes the hashtag “#airplanecrashmauritania”. The video contains two static images of burning planes on a runway, edited with a motion filter and Arabic music playing in the background. Similar claims were published elsewhere on Faceb...
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