The video, which reveals plane flying in formation, made the rounds on social media around the globe, together with in Arabic, Indonesian and English.
Former US ambassador to Israel David M. Friedman additionally shared the false declare on his X account.
Egypt army parade
A reverse picture search of the video on Google discovered it was beforehand posted on TikTok on October 3 — greater than three weeks earlier than Israel’s strikes on Iran (archived hyperlink).
The video’s Arabic-language caption interprets as: “Egyptian military.”
Under is a screenshot comparability of the video in false posts (left) and the sooner TikTok video (proper):
The TikTok consumer who posted the video instructed AFP he filmed it in Al Shourouk, east of the Egyptian capital Cairo, throughout a army academy commencement ceremony on October 3.
Based on Egypt’s State Info Service, the Egyptian Navy Academy in Cairo held a commencement ceremony that day (archived hyperlink).
“The ceremony included spectacular aerial shows, with helicopters carrying the Egyptian flag and army emblems, and a formation of 19 plane representing the 118th graduating class,” it stated on its web site.
Arabic-speaking AFP journalists confirmed a person heard off-camera within the video was talking an Egyptian dialect of Arabic, and stated: “God bless” because the planes flew by.
A person — presumably the identical particular person — can be heard saying “the eagles of the sky” in the identical dialect.
Furthermore, an Egyptian automotive license plate is seen within the video, equivalent to these generally used within the North African nation, as proven within the web site WorldLicensePlates.com (archived hyperlink).
There have been no official stories Israeli forces used Egyptian airspace after launching air strikes in opposition to Iran.
Iran’s neighbour Iraq condemned Israel’s use of its airspace within the assault in a protest letter despatched to United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and the UN Safety Council, Baghdad stated (archived hyperlink).
AFP has repeatedly debunked misinformation associated to the battle within the Center East.
