"Levin posted an Instagram link to his source and a video sequence on Wednesday, one that has already widely circulated on social media, that appeared to show CCTV footage of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel calmly at their computers before disappearing in blasts that wipe out the camera feeds. Quote-tweeting Levin, BBC Verify senior journalist Shayan Sardarizadeh publicly warned him that all except one of the clips were fabricated:"
"Only the third clip, which starts at 10 seconds in, is real. The genuine clip, slowed down and repurposed for broadcast, was filmed not at an IRGC installation but at the Artesh-run Tabriz air defense base, according to United Against Nuclear Iran director Kasra Aarabi. Aarabi told The Jewish Chronicle on Wednesday that the clip was released in a documentary/interview with an Artesh commander who he said was speaking about the bravery and commitment of the members of the Artesh."
Three of four viral clips purporting to show Israeli strikes on Iranian military sites were identified as AI-generated. Only the third clip proved genuine. The genuine footage was slowed and repurposed for broadcast and filmed at the Artesh-run Tabriz air defense base rather than at an IRGC installation. The clip originated in a documentary/interview with an Artesh commander who said the soldiers stayed to carry out a counterstrike despite knowing they were likely to be killed. The AI-generated clips and the genuine clip circulated together and went viral as pro-Israel social media accounts amplified the images to project operational strength.
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