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There was lots of unverified footage emerging this week from the #IranAttacks. One viral video claimed to be US downing Iran’s rockets, but was really from a game. Here’s my weird accent talking to @KrupaPadhyBBC on @BBCOS about how I found the origin. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w1…
While I provided a brief way on how I reverse searched these videos using @yandexcom here’s a great full explainer from @AricToler with @bellingcat on using reverse image search engines for digital investigations and #OSINT 🤓
https://t.co/ad8xxXPhmR
https://t.co/ad8xxXPhmR
For a full documentation of many of the other disinformation videos and images circulating around the situation in Iran, @JaneLytv has been running a verification thread here 👇 https://t.co/SSFFElkXZe
"Truth is the first casualty of war"
This is not US destroying missiles from Iran. This is footage from a Phalanx CIWS firing in the video game @Arma3official.
Link to the original lovely graphics of ARMA3:
#IranAttacks #OSINT
This is not US destroying missiles from Iran. This is footage from a Phalanx CIWS firing in the video game @Arma3official.
Link to the original lovely graphics of ARMA3:
#IranAttacks #OSINT
@Arma3official One of the accounts seems to enjoy video games. @LATAMforTRUMP also posted footage from mobile game AC-130 Gunship Simulator in this tweet (). Same game was also used as propaganda by @mod_russia in 2017, uncovered by @bellingcat bellingcat.com/news/mena/2017…
@Arma3official @LATAMforTRUMP @mod_russia @bellingcat This alleged #IranAttacks footage has been used in conjunction with other fake videos by accounts with influence. Account @hAqxu49QLnUufFq posted alleged footage of the attack, a repost from @intypython. It's from before 2014, seen in this @RT_com video
In the hours following the Iranian missile attack on two coalition military bases in Iraq on January 7th, a variety of claims circulated on Twitter regarding casualty count.
cc: @ZellaQuixote
cc: @ZellaQuixote
@ZellaQuixote To study the claims, we downloaded tweets containing #IranAttacks, #IranvsUSA, or Iran and looked for tweets containing "casualties", "dead", or "killed" with a number within the previous 35 characters. The most common numbers were 0, 20, 30, and 80.
@ZellaQuixote The "0 casualties" and "20 casualties claims spread first, beginning shortly before 4 PM PST. The "30 casualties claim" started going viral shortly after 5 PM, and the "80 casualties" version took off around 21:30. Who tweeted which number?
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#Iran
#alliswell
PSA- if you already know this good but if you don't...
You've probably heard Trump supporters (and fox news) saying over and over again that Obama gave Iran billions of dollars... 1
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#Iran
#alliswell
PSA- if you already know this good but if you don't...
You've probably heard Trump supporters (and fox news) saying over and over again that Obama gave Iran billions of dollars... 1
In fact, Republican senators and Trump himself are saying that the missiles fires at our troops last night were paid for with "American tax payer money that was giving to them by Obama."
This is utterly false. Here is what happened.
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This is utterly false. Here is what happened.
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Back in the 80's Iran was under sanctions and it was illegal to sell them weapons. Reagan (Republican) was president. In S. America there was a militia group called The Contras. The Contras were trying to overthrow a socialist government that Republicans did not like.
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Donald Trump’s day so far:
- Slurs his way through lifeless, confused, Adderall-laced speech about #IranAttacks
- Sounds half dead
- Gives away classified intel
- #IvotedforHillaryClinton
- Fuck Trump, fuck his supporters
- Trump is going to prison
- It’s still only noon
- Slurs his way through lifeless, confused, Adderall-laced speech about #IranAttacks
- Sounds half dead
- Gives away classified intel
- #IvotedforHillaryClinton
- Fuck Trump, fuck his supporters
- Trump is going to prison
- It’s still only noon
Donald Trump sniffs and slurs his way through lifeless, confused, incoherent Iran speech palmerreport.com/analysis/sniff…
SWING AND MISS palmerreport.com/analysis/swing…
President Trump says the U.S. will levy more sanctions on #Iran in response to Iranian strikes on American military bases in Iraq. No mention of any direct military response #NexstarDC
President Trump touted America’s military might, talked about new missiles and technology, but says “WE DO NOT WANT TO USE IT” with respect to #Iran #NexstarDC
There was a renewed call for negotiations among #Iran, US and our European allies-while simultaneously criticizing #IranDeal. President also says he’ll be asking NATO to be more involved in the Middle East after #IranAttacks #NexstarDC
#NEW: NPR Moscow correspondent reporting rn that Jordan has tweeted that the #Ukraine flight was brought down by a missile. Tangential to this, #Zelensky is in Jordan and reportedly posting on Facebook that a criminal investigation has not been ruled out.
#UkranianAirlines
#Iran
#UkranianAirlines
#Iran
No independent corroboration that this #UkraineAirlines crash is anything other than a tech disaster, but the timing has raised questions.
The flight was reportedly on fire and then exploded into a fireball. None of the 176 survived.
The flight was reportedly on fire and then exploded into a fireball. None of the 176 survived.
These details are not inconsiderable under the current circumstances. Also NPR reported this flight was not one of the 737's under review.
#IranAttacks
#UkraineAirlinesCrash
#IranAttacks
#UkraineAirlinesCrash
This feels like one of those moments where we all need to slow down a minute and wait for the full picture to come into focus. There are colossal forces with varying objectives and incentives all jockeying for position in an entirely new international political landscape.
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The battlefield is inside of all of our heads & on our little screens... the primary weapon is disinformation. From an action on the ground to your eyes or ears there may be as many as 6 different levels of manipulation of that information.
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There are hundreds of layers of manipulation in the punditry after-the-fact.
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1. 15 total missiles. 10 hit one base (Al-Assad), 1 near Erbil and the rest were duds. The missiles that hit sound like they were largely inconsequential.
Iran has the capability to hit us in Iraq with precision... but they didn’t.con’t
#WarWithIran #NoWarWithlran #IranAttacks
Iran has the capability to hit us in Iraq with precision... but they didn’t.con’t
#WarWithIran #NoWarWithlran #IranAttacks
2. `They could have targeted another base in Iraq that’s closer and has more US troops (Balad), but they didn’t. As of now it looks like a face saving symbolic attack.
It’s surprising as it’s a radical change from their usual doctrine... #NoWarWithIran #WarWithIran #Iran
It’s surprising as it’s a radical change from their usual doctrine... #NoWarWithIran #WarWithIran #Iran
3. They never use their regular military and rely on proxy. This might say more on the psychological effect the death of Soleimani has had inside Iran. The regime is acting out of weakness. The opposition within Iran and Iraq feel strengthened. Cont #NoWarWithlran #Iran
Pentagon says no Americans were killed in #IranAttacks.
Maybe that changes, maybe it doesn't. But as of now, no American casualties.
Looks like the CENTCOM count is 15 ballistic missiles.
10 targeted Al-Assad Air Base, 1 at Erbil and 4 failed.
10 targeted Al-Assad Air Base, 1 at Erbil and 4 failed.
Don't say "don't make this about politics."
We are on the brink of war BECAUSE of politics.
Because Trump hated Barack Obama and tore up the US-Iran nuclear peace deal.
Because Trump chose to risk war with an assassination to distract from impeachment. 1/ #IranAttacks
We are on the brink of war BECAUSE of politics.
Because Trump hated Barack Obama and tore up the US-Iran nuclear peace deal.
Because Trump chose to risk war with an assassination to distract from impeachment. 1/ #IranAttacks
Because political cowards put their careers first and bowed to and carried water for a man who they KNEW was unfit, erratic, and unstable.
Focus on the people now in harm's way, yes.
But don't say, "Don't make this about politics." They are in harm's way BECAUSE of politics. 2/
Focus on the people now in harm's way, yes.
But don't say, "Don't make this about politics." They are in harm's way BECAUSE of politics. 2/
AND bc of a national news media that was so f***ing determined to prove how "objective" & "balanced" they are, they harped on "emails!" relentlessly to try to equalize Trump's extreme inexperience & unfitness with Hillary's high qualifications & thoughtfulness. You all knew, too.
