Authors
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
Claim
Visuals showing attack on Israel by Iran and its proxies
Also read: Viral Video Claiming To Show Missile Attack On Israel Is 9-Years-Old
Fact
Newschecker noticed that the same video had gone viral in an earlier instance when the Russia-Ukraine war broke out in 2022.
We had fact checked the video back then, which can be read here.
The video showed WWII era airplanes, which clearly indicates that the video is not from recent times.
The video was uploaded by an Instagram account called @borisao_blois, with the Spanish caption ‘POV: You are going to die. What humanity once saw.’ The video was posted on October 8, 2021. The details mentioned in the profile reveal that it is run by a person called Boris J.A., who is a 3D animator. The videos also carries his watermark.
The profile also carries the link of the person’s YouTube channel, which also has the same video on it. The artist also features several other similar videos showing air raids/blitzkrieg during WWII.
Result: False
Our Sources
Instagram post by @borisao_blois, dated October 8, 2021
Video posted on YouTube by , dated
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Authors
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
