Video Shows IRGC Launcher Operators Surrendering Before Israeli Drone? No

Multiple discrepancies and detection tools showed that the video was indeed generated using AI.

Fact-Check | The video is AI-generated and does not show real visuals.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video two men standing in front of a vehicle, while one of them could be seen waving a white cloth, is going viral on the internet with users claiming to be a recent incident from Iran.

What have users said?: An X (formerly Twitter) premium user named 'Safety Swipe' shared the clip with a caption that said, "IRGC launcher operators surrendering in front of an Israeli drone".

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

The above post had gained around 78 thousand views on the platform. You can view archives of similar such claims here, here, and here.

What's the truth?: The video has been generated using the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and does not show real visuals.

Discrepancies in the viral video: On going through the clip, we found that the shadows of the men appeared to be inconsistent.

• The hand movements of the men seemed mechanical, which is one of the most common indicators of AI-generated visuals.

• The video also carried a watermark that said "@RAVIO.Note".

The video had multiple discrepancies.

(Source: Viral video/Screenshot/Altered by The Quint)

About the handle: On searching for the text on Google, we came across an Instagram account called "ravio.note".

• While we could not find the viral video posted on this account (could be deleted), we saw that the user often shares AI-generated content.

The Instagram account did not carry the viral video at the time of writing this report.

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot)

What did detection tools show?: Team WebQoof ran the video through two detection tools named — 'DeepFake-O-Meter' and 'Hive Moderation' to further verify its authenticity.

• One of the detectors of the first tool showed around 100 percent probability of the video being an AI-generated one.

• The second tool gave around 82 percent chances of the viral video being generated using an AI tool.

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The tool showed around 100 percent probability of the video being an AI-generated one.

The tool showed around 82 percent probability of the video being an AI-generated one.

Conclusion: It is evident that the video has been generated using the help of AI tools.

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