No, This Video Doesn't Show Iran's Attack on Israel; AI Video Goes Viral

A video showing a massive blast amidst a residential area is going viral on social media to claim that it shows Iran's attack on Israel.

(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This video is not real and generated using Artificial Intelligence.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video using Google lens which led us to video shared by 'cemilacıyangallery'.

• This was shared on 18 June 2025 and the title said, "Nuclear animation with laser weapon | ai video #big #aivideo #animation #firefighter."

• This stated that the video is created using AI.

The channel's bio also stated that all the video shared on the channel are created using AI.

This video was also shared by the same creator on Instagram and the caption read, "It's not real, I produced it with artificial intelligence".

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A post shared by Cemil Acıyan (@cmlacyn)

Conclusion: An AI-generated video of a massive blast is going viral on social media to claim that it shows Iran attacking Israel.

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