Footage from War Game Shared as Real Missile Attack
It has been determined that a missile attack video claimed to be filmed during the tension between the US and Iran on social media belongs to a popular war game.
It turned out that the footage shared on social media platforms claiming to have been recorded during the US-Iran tension and showing the moment a cruise missile hits a ship is not real, but belongs to the war game named 'War Thunder'.
Misleading Posts on Social Media
Footage circulated out of context on social media leads to the public being misinformed.
It is important for users to be cautious against misleading information on digital platforms and to follow reliable sources.
US and Iran Tension Claim
On the US-based social media platform X, footage showing the moment a cruise missile hits a warship was shared.
This video, published with the claim that an Iranian cruise missile targeted the US Navy, was viewed 3 million times in a short time.
Identification of the Video Source
It was determined that the video, which spread with the claim that it was real, was first shared on the Facebook platform on February 14.
The profile of the account that made the share clearly includes information that it contains content belonging to the war game named War Thunder.