Iranian fighter jet over Israel: the viral hoax debunked
A video showing an Iranian fighter jet flying over Israel turns out to be a video game montage. The key details of the hoax and its swift debunking on social media.
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Iranian fighter jet over Israel: the hoax already falling apart
The news spread like wildfire: an Iranian fighter jet had allegedly abusa Israeli airspace, and the footage was making the rounds worldwide. However, a closer look was enough to turn doubts into certainty: the supposed video is nothing more than a montage, probably taken from a video game.
First spread on Twitter, the clip was shared across multiple platforms before being debunked. Suspicion soon emerged. Users pointed out that the graphics were too polished to be a real recording, and that details such as the absence of timestamps and the quality of the sky resembled certain flight simulators. The recurring joke that the jet was missing its "cheats" pointed straight to its gaming origins.
What the video really reveals is not a military incursion, but how quickly a hoax — even a crude one — can go viral. The question hanging over the incident: to what extent can disinformation escalate real tensions?
The news spread like wildfire: an Iranian fighter jet had allegedly abusa Israeli airspace, and the footage was making the rounds worldwide. However, a closer look was enough to turn doubts into certainty: the supposed video is nothing more than a montage, probably taken from a video game.
First spread on Twitter, the clip was shared across multiple platforms before being debunked. Suspicion soon emerged. Users pointed out that the graphics were too polished to be a real recording, and that details such as the absence of timestamps and the quality of the sky resembled certain flight simulators. The recurring joke that the jet was missing its "cheats" pointed straight to its gaming origins.
What the video really reveals is not a military incursion, but how quickly a hoax — even a crude one — can go viral. The question hanging over the incident: to what extent can disinformation escalate real tensions?
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