Amid the Israel-Iran conflict, several Indian handles are sharing old and misleading videos to shape the narrative that Iran has the upper hand in this conflict. One such video is going viral online which shows a rocket launch. The video is being shared with the claim that Iran has launched the Al-Fateh missile which is capable of dodging the Iron Dome. This is why Israel is intimidated by Iran.
Sharing the video, the handle Karishma Aziz wrote, “Iran launched Al-Fateh missile which is capable of dodging Iron Dome.” (archived link)
ईरान ने लॉन्च की "अलफतेह" मिसाइल जो आयरन डोम को चकमा देने में सक्षम है.! 🇮🇷#IranIsraelConflict #Iran pic.twitter.com/G6AqAYlaIq
— Karishma Aziz (@KarishmaAziz_) June 18, 2025
Another handle Saba Khan stated, “This Iranian missile is named Al-Fateh, which can even evade the Iron Dome. Iran is shaking even the superpowers, that’s why Trump and Netanyahu are terrified of Iran.” (archived link)
इस ईरानी मिसाइल का नाम "अलफतेह" है,
— Saba Khan (@sabakhan21051) June 18, 2025
जो आयरन डोम को भी चकमा दे सकता है,
ये ईरान तो सुपर पॉवर के भी होश फाख्ता कर रहा,
इसीलिए ईरान से ट्रंप ,नेतन्याहू की फटी पड़ी है।#IsraelIranConflict #iranisraelwar pic.twitter.com/XHgbn3BSM8
The same video was also shared by many other handles like Gaza Middle East update (archived link), Azam Khan parody (archived link), Hakim Shaikh (archived link), Jaydeep Kashyap (archived link), Yusuf Jamil (archived link), and Live News (archived link).
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Fact check
In our fact check research, we took keyframes from the viral video and ran a reverse image search. During this, we found an X post from the handle Massimo dated November 19, 2023, where the same video was shared with the caption, ‘SpaceX Star base is in Boca Chica, Texas, very close to the Mexican border. This is what Starship IFT-2 looks like from Faro Baghdad in Tamaulipas, Mexico, a few kilometers away from Star base.’ (archived link)
SpaceX Starbase is in Boca Chica, Texas, very close to the border with Mexico.
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) November 19, 2023
This is what Starhip IFT-2 looked like from Faro Bagdad in Tamaulipas, Mexico, few kilometers away from Starbase.
[📹 Juan Correa]pic.twitter.com/aqNX9uJssY
According to the caption of the post, the video shows Starship IFT-2 (Integrated Flight Test 2) launched by SpaceX. The launch took place from Boca Chica, Texas. The video was taken from Mexico, where the rocket launch was visible.
This same video was also posted by a handle called Jonah C on November 18, 2023, with a caption suggesting that the launched Starship was visible from Mexico. (archived link)
Así se vio el segundo lanzamiento de la Starship desde México.
— Jona C. (@elfamosisimoJON) November 18, 2023
🇲🇽 🚀
Ni Obama tiene esas vistas.
Video por Juan Correa desde la frontera con Estados Unidos en Faro Bagdad en Tamaulipas. pic.twitter.com/pDk2QYcpI3
In conclusion, the video of the Starship launch by SpaceX in Texas in November 2023 is being falsely linked to the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, and is being shared with the fake claim that it shows the launch of Iran’s missile named Al-Fateh
| Claim | Iran launched Al-Fateh missile which is capable of dodging Iron Dome. |
| Claimed by | Karishma Aziz, Gaza Middle East update, Azam Khan parody, and others |
| Fact Check | A video of SpaceX’s Starship launch in Texas (November 2023) is being falsely shared as Iran’s Al-Fateh missile launch. |
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