Do leaked CCTV videos really show Israeli missiles striking Iranian missile bases? No, that's not true: Several clips in a viral video with that description contain several glitches typical of AI generated footage. It was published by an account that has posted AI-generated imagery in the past. One of the clips did originate with an Iranian TV station.
The video appeared in a post on Instagram (archived here) where it was published by an account named @kaabusia on December 1, 2025 with a caption that read:
پس از ماه ها چند ویدیو از لحظه ی برخوردِ موشک های اسراییل به پایگاه های نظامیِ رژیمِ آخوندی منتشر شده
After months, several videos have been released showing the moment Israeli missiles struck military bases of the Ayatollahs' regime.
#Iran #Israel #Iran_Israel_war #military #missile #military_base #CCTV
#ایران #اسراییل #اسرائیل #جنگ_ایران_اسراییل #جنگ_ایران_اسرائیل #نظامی #موشک #پایگاه_نظامی #دوربین_مدار_بسته
The Persian text and hashtags correspond to the English ones according to Google Translate.
This is what the first frame of the video looked like:
(Source: video posted by @kaabusia on Instagram)
There was no specific AI disclaimer in the post or in the video, but it contained several glitches typical of AI footage:
(Source: collage of screenshot created by Lead Stories of the video posted by @kaabusia on Instagram)
The glitches included:
- An object that seemingly couldn't decide if it was a shelf, a map or a screen with a map on it.
- A glitchy clock with oddly shaped digits on it.
- A bizarrely-sized keyboard partly covered by a piece of paper next to two pairs of very distorted headphones, each with one earpiece only.
- A desk that is seemingly part of the floor.
- Shadows that don't match the objects next to them and the shadow of a man running by pointing in a different direction.
However, reporting by Ynetnews (archived here) from November 29, 2025 shows a clearer angle of the scene in the third clip, which they say was part of a longer video released by Iranian TV station SSN TV. Ynetnews included the clip in a post on X here (archived here). That clip gives a better overview of the scene and lighting which explain the odd desk and shadow.
Iran airs new footage of Israeli strikes from 12-day war
-- Ynet Global (@ynetnews) November 29, 2025
Five months into ceasefire, Iranian and Saudi media release videos showing Israeli cruise missile attacks on air defense sites; Tehran says its defenses remained operational despite casualties and heavy damage
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Five... pic.twitter.com/hzQroevrnU
(Source: screenshot from video posted by @ynetnews on X.com)
(Source: screenshot from video posted by @ynetnews on X.com)
It appears three of the clips in the video were AI generated, likely with prompts designed to mimic the scene in the clip aired by Iranian television.
This assessment was confirmed by AI detection tool Hive, which said the full video was 99.8% "likely to contain AI-generated or deepfake content":
(Source: Hive results for video posted by @kaabusia on Instagram)
The account that published the combined video clip posted AI generated footage in the past, for example this one (archived here) which was fact checked by Lead Stories here.
