A Facebook reel misrepresented an old video of a massive explosion that occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2020, and passed it off as the recent strike by the US on Iran's key nuclear sites.
The footage is gameplay from the video game Grand Theft Auto V, uploaded on April 1, 2025 by the YouTube channel Demolition World.
Filipino netizens are circulating a news report about a helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president and his top officials. This needs context. The incident happened in 2024.
Amid the growing tensions in the Middle East, Filipino netizens published on Facebook a video of United States President Donald Trump supposedly blaming Israel for the deaths in Gaza. This is fake.
A video circulating among Filipino netizens claims to show collapsing buildings allegedly hit by an attack from Iran amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. This is false.
