Fake Images and AI Deepfakes Spread During Iran-Israel Conflict

Disinformation on Official Channels

• ⚠️ Both official Iranian and Israeli channels have broadcast fake or out-of-context images related to the recent conflict.
• 📌 This disinformation is not limited to social media but has appeared on state television and official military accounts.

Iranian State TV's False Broadcasts

• 📺 Iranian state TV broadcast footage of a Russian submarine firing missiles at Ukraine, misrepresenting it as a new Iranian capability.
• 💥 Another Iranian news agency shared an image of a shot-down Israeli F-35 fighter jet, which was later identified as an AI-generated deepfake.
• 🔍 Reverse image searches confirmed the submarine footage was from the Russia-Ukraine conflict (March 2022), and AI detection tools flagged the F-35 image with high probability of being fake.

Israeli Military's Misleading Content

• 🚀 The Israeli military's official X account posted a video of missiles being fired, claiming it showed an Iranian attack on Israel.
• 🗓️ However, the footage was identified as old footage from October 2024, showing an Iranian response to Israeli strikes, not a current event.

Scale of Disinformation

• 📊 An Israeli journalist identified 51 different examples of fake videos or photos related to the conflict circulating in just four days.
• 🔍 Fact-checkers are actively working to debunk the widespread disinformation surrounding the Iran-Israel conflict.