Viral Videos Of Israelis Apologising To Iran Are AI Generated

The Israel-Iran conflict has entered its eighth day. On June 13, 2025, Israel carried out an airstrike targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities. On June 19, Iran launched an attack that severely damaged the Soroka Medical Center in the Israeli city of Be'er Sheva. In response, Israel’s Defense Minister announced plans to escalate strikes on Iran’s strategic targets.

The Claim

Social media users are sharing the videos to claim that people in Israel have taken to the streets, chanting slogans such as "Iran, forgive us."

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What we found

First Video

We ran a reverse image search and traced the video back to a TikTok account named Funkaaaaar, where it was posted on June 17, 2025. This account has shared several similar videos that appear to be AI-generated. We analysed the video using the AI detection tool Hive Moderation, which indicated with over 99% certainty that the video was created using artificial intelligence. Another tool, WasItAI, also confirmed that the video is AI-generated.

In the second video which shows a crowd of people taking to the streets, we noticed a watermark from Veo 3, an AI video generation tool developed by Google, confirming that the video was created using AI.

Additionally, we analysed key frames of the video using AI detection tools Hive Moderation and WasItAI, both of which confirmed the video is AI-generated.

Third video

In the third video, which shows an Israeli soldier pleading with Iran to halt the attacks, we analysed the footage using Hive Moderation and WasItAI. Both tools confirmed that the video was AI-generated.