Newsrooms Strengthen Verification Of Viral War Visuals

In the days after the US and Israel’s joint strike on Iran on Saturday, The Verge reports that manipulated and recycled images and videos have proliferated online, including footage from video games. Journalists from The New York Times, Bellingcat, and Indicator use OSINT, metadata, geolocation and provenance checks to verify visuals and caution the public to pause and cross-check sources before sharing.