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Minutes after Donald Trump announced that the US and Israeli governments had launched a “major combat operation” against Iran, disinformation about the attack and Tehran’s response flooded X. wrd.cm/4aYONte

WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X, some of which have racked up millions of views, that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack. wrd.cm/4aYONte

A number of images circulating on X appear to be altered or generated with AI. Other posts attempt to pass off video game footage as scenes from the conflict. wrd.cm/4aYONte

Almost all of the viral posts reviewed by WIRED came from accounts with blue check marks, meaning they pay X for its premium service and could be eligible to earn money based on how much engagement their posts generate, even if the content is false. wrd.cm/4aYONte