Fact check: Viral Video of Israelis “Begging Iran to Stop the War” Is  AI-Generated

Claim

Recently, a video had gone viral, supposedly showing Israeli people coming out with a procession begging Iran to stop the war. They can be seen apologising to Iran for starting the war. The video includes slogans like ‘Ira,n please stop the war,’ ‘we want peace,’ ‘we apologise to the people of Gaza.’ See the videos here- 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5. 

Newschecker verified the claim and found it to be false. 

Fact

We could not find any credible sources or media outlets that reported on such a protest or procession when verifying the viral video.

The video, which circulated widely on social media, showed individuals who claimed to be Israelis expressing regret and calling for an end to the ongoing conflict. However, the emotional tone of the content, combined with the absence of corroborating reports from reliable news sources, raised suspicions.

Upon analysis using leading AI detection platforms, the video was flagged with probabilities as high as 99% of being AI-generated. These tools analyse various aspects, including facial movements, speech patterns, environmental discrepancies, and subtle digital artefacts, to assess the likelihood of content being synthetically produced. The remarkably high confidence levels reported by both Hive Moderation and WasitAi strongly indicate that the video is not an authentic recording of real people.

Therefore, the viral video claim that Israelis are publicly apologising to Gaza and begging Iran to stop the war is AI-generated. 

Result: Altered Media

Our Sources

AI Detection tools( Hive & Wasitai)