President Donald Trump reshared an image on Truth Social that has been identified as a known fake, claiming it shows fire from recent US strikes on Iran, according to reports. The image was previously circulated as a fabrication.
President Donald Trump shared a known fake image on Truth Social late Wednesday night, claiming it shows fire from recent US strikes on Iran. The image, which has been identified as a fabrication that circulated previously, was posted hours after Trump shared official footage of the US strikes on the port of Chabahar and warned of 'much worse' retaliation if attacks resume. Earlier, Trump had posted a photo he said was from the strikes but later clarified was archival; that image has now been identified as a known fake.
The thread of events began at 23:44 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported that US strikes had targeted the Chabahar port, with Iranian media confirming hits on the Shahid Beheshti and Kalantari docks and a maritime traffic control tower. Trump then shared official footage of the strikes, followed by a warning that any further attacks would be met with a 'much worse' response. He then posted a photo he claimed showed fire from the strikes, but quickly clarified it was an archival image unrelated to the current operations. Now, that image has been identified as a known fake, previously circulated as a fabrication.
The Zioneer has reported that Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran ended earlier Wednesday, stating that 'when they attack, we attack' and vowing to strike Iran 'very hard.' The president's escalation this week has been marked by a series of confrontational statements, including calling Iran 'psychopaths' and 'cancer that must be removed.'
The White House has not commented on the fake image. The source of the fabricated image and how it was identified remain unclear, as does whether Trump was aware of its inauthenticity when he shared it.
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