A viral video viewed 22 million times appears to show missiles fired at planes during a nighttime attack. It was made with computer-generated graphics in 2021.that destroyed Iran’s consulate in Syria and killed two Iranian generals, according to the Associated Press. Israel said itSoon after news of the attack broke, an X account with over 1 million followers posted a video of what appears to be missiles fired up at planes at night.
The video in a viral post claiming that “WW3 has officially started” does not depict Israel defending against Iranian missile and drone strikes. The computer-generated video was created in 2021 and is not real footage.A YouTube account named Borisao Blois, which is the same name as the accounts that posted the video to TikTok and Instagram, posted theThe hashtags in both the uploads to TikTok and Instagram include “cgi,” “ww2” and “1940s.
CGI stands for computer-generated imagery, which is a term used to refer to visuals in videos, images and video games that are created by a person using computer editing software. The “ww2” and “1940s” hashtags suggest the video was meant to depict an air raid by propeller planes from World War II. When Russia first invaded Ukraine in 2022, some people posted the same video to social media while claiming the video depicted a Russian attack on Ukraine.Viral video does not show aftermath of Houthi missile striking U.S. ship off Yemen Coastteam works to separate fact from fiction so that you can understand what is true and false. Please consider subscribing to our dailyKVUE would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.