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NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week” highlights a claim from NewsGuard’s False Claim Fingerprints proprietary database of provably false claims and their debunks. The claim that a video shows a dozen Iranian missiles striking Tel Aviv on March 3, 2026, is NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week” due to its widespread appearance across social media platforms and websites, its high engagement levels, and the high-profile nature of the sources promoting it. Those three factors, as well as both its significant subject matter and potential for harm, make it our False Claim of the Week.
What happened: Pro-Iranian social media accounts are sharing a video purportedly showing a dozen Iranian missiles striking a residential area in Tel Aviv on March 3, 2026, evading Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system and causing massive explosions.
You can watch the video here:
The video is an AI-generated fake.
Context: NewsGuard has been tracking false claims related to the Iran war since it erupted on Feb. 28, 2026, and has so far identified 20 provably false claims spread by pro-Iran sources. The video of the Tel Aviv missile strike gained the most traction on social...
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