False Videos Shared Amidst Reports of US Strike Against Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

Amid the ongoing escalating tension between Iran and Israel, news came on June 21 that the United States has launched an operation named ‘Operation Midnight’ against Iran and carried out major air strikes on its nuclear facilities located in Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. According to the report, after the attack, the three targeted sites have faced extreme destruction. US President Trump described the operation as spectacular and stressed that these attacks have been carried out to neutralize the nuclear threat from Iran, while Iran condemned the US action, calling it a violation of international law and warned of retaliation. Meanwhile, several videos were circulated on social media, claiming that it captures visuals of US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites.

In this report, we have documented several instances of fake news where old and unrelated videos are being shared linking them to a U.S strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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1. Viral video falsely claims Iran’s nuclear reactor exploded after US attack

Claim: The video of explosion shows U.S. bombing an Iranian nuclear site. (archived link)

Fact: The video actually shows the explosion at the Shahran oil depot in Tehran following an Israeli airstrike on June 15.

2. Video of massive explosion falsely linked to Iran’s nuclear site is actually from Syria

Claim: The explosion proves that the U.S. has completely destroyed Iran’s Fordow nuclear site. (archived link)

This video was also shared by user Priyanshu Kumar with the same claim. (archived link)

Fact: The video is actually from Syria’s port city of Tartous in December 2024, showing an explosion following an Israeli airstrike.

3. Video claiming to show US bombing Iran nuclear site is actually from Yemen

Claim: The scene shows the aftermath of an explosion at Iran’s nuclear site following a U.S. strike. (archived link)

Fact: The video is actually from a U.S. carpet bombing targeting the Houthi terrorist group at an oil port in Yemen, during Operation Rough Rider.

4. Video of mushroom cloud being claimed as US attack on Iran is actually from Russia

Claim: The massive explosion occurred after the U.S. destroyed an Iranian nuclear site. (archived link)

The claim was also shared by another handle Surya Samajwadi (archived link), and Deepti Sachdeva (archived link).

Fact: The video is actually from September 2024 and shows a drone strike by Ukrainian forces on a Russian ammunition depot.

5. Video claims US attack on Iran nuclear site is actually Israeli airstrike on missile facility

Claim: Video shows moment US bunker busters hit Iran’s nuclear site — likely Fordow. (archived link)

Fact: The viral video is from June 16, 2025, showing an Israeli strike on a major Iranian ballistic missile facility.

6. Video claiming US attack on Iran nuclear site is actually of Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan

Claim: The explosion shown in the video is from an Iranian nuclear site following a U.S. strike. (archived link)

Fact: The video is actually from December 2024, when Pakistani forces carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Barmal district.

7. Video falsely claimed as US protest against Trump’s Iran attack

Claim: Mass protests erupt across America as citizens take to the streets in outrage after the US launches an attack on Iran. (archive link)

Fact: The video is from a protest held on June 14 in California against Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies. It is unrelated to the U.S. airstrike on an Iranian nuclear facility that occurred on June 22.

8. The claim that the US used Indian airspace to attack Iran’s nuclear site is false

Claim: U.S. forces used Indian airspace to carry out strikes on Iran. (archived link)

Fact: In Operation Hammer on June 22, a US B-2 bomber entered Iranian airspace using decoys. No evidence or report suggests it used Indian airspace.

9. AI-Generated explosion video shared as US airstrike against Iran’s nuclear plant

Claim: Trump-ordered U.S. airstrikes have hit Iran’s Arak Heavy Water Nuclear Plant. (archived link)

Fact: This video is AI-generated and was created by @cmlacyn, an account who produces AI-generated content depicting unusual events and disasters.

In conclusion, while the United States carried out significant strike targeting three nuclear facilities in Iran, several videos of explosions and airstrikes were shared online claiming it to be a US strike against Israel, but they turned out to be unrelated and outdated.

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