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2019 video recycled to allege U.S. destroyer fleeing Iranian boats

2019 video recycled to allege U.S. destroyer fleeing Iranian boats

Thai PBS Verify has found that a video claiming a U.S. destroyer fled Iranian gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz is old footage from 2019. It was filmed during the time of tension between Iran and the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, claims about the U.S. F-35 broadcasting an emergency signal over the Gulf of Oman and the UAE have been tracked back to emergency landing reports in Chinese media.

May 13, 2026

Video showing F-35 shot down by Iran is actually simulated combat footage from video game

Video showing F-35 shot down by Iran is actually simulated combat footage from video game

A viral video claiming Iran shot down a U.S. F-35 stealth fighter is actually simulated combat footage from a video game. While CENTCOM has confirmed that a F-35 did make an emergency landing and is currently under investigation, Thai PBS Verify has also concluded that the footage in question is entirely unrelated to the actual incident.

Mar 21, 2026

Verified: The clip claiming to show a memorial for Charlie Kirk is, in fact, footage of an anti-immigration protest in the United Kingdom.

Verified: The clip claiming to show a memorial for Charlie Kirk is, in fact, footage of an anti-immigration protest in the United Kingdom.

Platform X shared a clip claiming to show a memorial event for Charlie Kirk, but it was actually footage from an anti-immigration protest in the United Kingdom.

Sep 16, 2025