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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
World
Rohit David

'Delta Force Captured by IRGC' Viral Claim Busted — AI Fake Designed to Stir War Panic

Delta Force captured by IRGC viral claim busted as AI fake (Credit: Brett Sayles: Pexels)

A viral claim that US Delta Force soldiers were captured by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been debunked as an AI-generated hoax designed to stir war panic. The images, which began spreading on social media in early March 2026, showed dozens of American troops kneeling with hands tied, surrounded by IRGC guards.

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