The conflict in the Middle East has led to videos being shared out of context by social media users
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenWasi MirzaPublished: 3:20pm, 16 Apr 2026With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this series, SCMP Fact-Check, the South China Morning Post investigates claims circulating online and debunks viral misinformation impacting the daily lives of Hongkongers.
A video circulating online amid the US-Israel war on Iran falsely claims to show a downed American pilot captured alive by Iranians.
The video appeared to show a man being apprehended by two others in an open field.
