A video purporting to show Iran attacking a United States Navy warship in the Strait of Hormuz is fake. BOOM found clear signs of computer generated, including visual glitches and a visible on-screen cursor.
The US is deploying thousands of Marines and additional warships to West Asia, even as senior officials in President Donald Trump's administration are reportedly engaged in talks aimed at securing a ceasefire with Iran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The Claim:
The video is being shared on X with a caption claiming that Iran has struck a U.S. Navy warship attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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What We Found:
1) CGI Indicators
At the beginning of the video, a computer cursor is clearly visible on screen, above the missiles, indicating that the footage is not real.
Additionally, a U.S. flag appears abruptly and unnaturally during the sequence and is unaffected by the blast in the background, both strong indicators of computer-generated imagery
2) Possible Video Game Footage
We also found notes on X pointing out similarities between the visuals in the clip and those seen in the video game Modern Naval Warfare, and that the ship in the video is USS Missouri. The USS Missouri (BB-63) was decommissioned in 1992, and the United States no longer operates battleships.
Following this lead, we reviewed gameplay footage available on YouTube and observed similarities in the sky effects and the appearance of the warship shown in the viral video.
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We ran the video through AI detection tools, including Hive Moderation and Deepfake-o-meter, but the results were inconclusive.
BOOM could not independently verify the origin of the video, however we were able to establish it is not real.
Additionally, at the time of writing, there are no credible news reports of any such incident involving a U.S. warship being attacked by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.