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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Bill McCarthy and Anuj Chopra

Digital 'Sleuths' Fuel Misinformation After Iran Strikes

Social media influencers posing as digital investigators peddle misinformation after a barrage of Iranian strikes against Israel. (Credit: AFP)

Terrified onlookers crouch behind a wall as lights streak across the night sky in what self-proclaimed digital investigators claimed was footage of Iranian drones over Israel. But the video is months old, repurposed to sow misinformation.

Social media sites such as X, formerly Twitter, were swamped with misrepresented visuals after Iran launched an unprecedented wave of drones and missiles toward Israel at the weekend, exacerbating Middle East tensions during an ongoing war that has already seen a flood of misinformation.

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