Amid the Israel-Iran conflict, a video of a fighter Jet being attacked has gone viral on social media site X(Twitter). Several users on X have shared this video and claimed that Iranian NTI air capabilities seen destroying the first Israeli F-35 in history over Isfahan

An account on X namely Joseph shared this video and wrote: ”Iranian NTI air capabilities seen destroying the first Israeli f-35 in history over Isfahan”

The shared video has racked up more than 70k views on X(Twitter)

In addition, the video has been shared by many users on X with similar claims.

Fact-Check

Using the Keyframes generated from the viral video, the DFRAC team found that it was a cropped video. The extended version of this video is available on a YouTube channel Compared Comparison. Per the video’s description, this video is a created Simulation in ArmA3! Moreover, the video was posted in July 2022.

Additionally, as per the channel’s description, Compared Comparison is the YouTube channel specializing in creating modern cinematic military films using ArmA 3 and DCS as the engine to create the stories and simulations.

Conclusion

It is evident from DFRAC’s Fact-Check that the viral video claiming Iranian NTI air capabilities seen destroying the first Israeli F-35 in history over Isfahan has been misleadingly shared on X. The video is a created simulation in ArmA3

Analysis: Misleading