AI Generated Video in Iran-Israel conflict
UPDATED NOV 18, 2025
2026-004-FB-UA
Today, November 18, 2025, the Oversight Board selected a case appealed by a Facebook user regarding a 23-second video depicting alleged damage to buildings in Haifa, Israel, during the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran in June 2025. The video includes a text overlay that states, “Live now - Haifa.” and has a caption in English headline-style phrases linked to the conflict as well as disjointed terms and hashtags, without following a clear narrative. The video appears to be the same as one that was identified by independent fact-checkers as AI-generated.
Meta determined that this content did not violate our policies on Misinformation, as laid out in the Community Standards, and left the content up. Under our Misinformation policy, Meta removes “misinformation where it is likely to directly contribute to the risk of imminent physical harm” or interfere with the functioning of political processes. For other types of misinformation, we focus on reducing its prevalence or creating an environment that fosters a productive dialogue.
We will implement the Board's decision once it has finished deliberating, and will update this post accordingly. Please see the Board's website for the decision when they issue it.