Iran-Israel War, Misinformation and Fact-Check
October 7, 2024
Iran-Israel War in middle east is a major issue nowadays. The origin of this Iran-Israel War when Israel attacks on Gaza and its consequences. In this era of digital age, the social media platforms are on a roll to make this issue a great social media trend. Misinformation and fake news regarding this issue is trending on various social media platforms. The sharing of any information without fact-check and figures regarding Iran-Israel War create a great mess around the world. Iran-Israel War is a very sensitive issue because many lives are on a stake. Any misinformation makes people violent and makes thing messier than before.
One TikTok account named HUH Industry claims in the context of Iran-Israel War that in most recent attack by Iran, Iran fires 400 missiles on Israel. This statement is fake according to the official news channels. Reports by Al-Jazeera said that 180 ballistic missiles were fired by Iran in response to Israeli assassination of top Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The video I mentioned above has 6.5 million views and here is the link: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS27xRuma/ Sharing of this kind of manipulative facts makes Iran-Israel War more violent among people and spread fear around the world.
This above picture is posted on the account named “abdulrehman54932”. In this video they again targeted the issue of Iran-Israel War and also claims that after Iran, Lebanon also attacks on Israel. Also claims that it is the biggest attack on Israel. This video got 134300 views and more than 3500 likes. This video is just spread fake facts to the Muslims and as well as others. This kind of pictures and videos spread just fear all around the people of the world. They used terms like America is scared, Israel is frightened which is a total lie. Here is the link of the video which tells you the reality who make this video and who done the voice over behind it. https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS27QXB73/
This above image shows us that ARY News logo. https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS274htwq/ visit this link it is also connected with Iran-Israel War. This video is posted by “MR. CID” and it claims that Hamas attacks on Israel and 600 people died in this attack among one of their general also martyred in this attack. Just check the 7Am headlines of ARY News there is no such news who claims this figure. Its all fake and make thing more vulnerable. These types of accounts just want to misguide people. This video also damages the reputation of ARY News because someone used their name and claim such fake figures. Increasing of misinformation regarding Iran-Israel War issue threatens the credibility of mainstream channels also.
The other rumors like World War 3 are started after Iran-Israel War. These types of statements spread more faster than the real factual information. As social media user we have the responsibility to not spread or share anything without checking the facts. We must have verified the information what we read and watch that it is an information or misinformation.
It’s great to see a blog that is supported by evidence rather than just claims.