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Less than a week before the US announced a truce in the Middle East, a video was shared on TikTok with the claim that Nigeria was sending troops to Israel on a peacekeeping mission. However, the claim is false; the video combines AI-generated content with old footage. The Nigerian government is on record condemning Israel for targeting Iran.
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 together in the style of a news report.
It opens with what appears to be a news segment from a channel called TBC News, with a presenter in a studio speaking to the camera.
The second clip shows a military official giving a press conference, calling the purported move to deploy Nigerian troops “a friendship mission”.
A third clip shows soldiers marching and climbing into a vehicle, and two more videos show military aircraft overhead, including a helicopter flying the Nigerian flag. The video then cuts back to the presenter.
The post...
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