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“Experts dispute US account of deadly Iran sports hall strike in Lamerd”
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Wikipedia entries describe the 2026 Iran war and Lamerd's geography but do not mention a sports hall strike or expert disputes regarding US claims. No direct evidence supports or contradicts the claim.
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started a war with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian officials …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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— Lamerd (Persian: لامرد) is a city in the Central District of Lamerd County, Fars province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamerd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamerd
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— This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
“Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base”
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Wikipedia entries about Saudi Arabia and its military forces do not reference damaged US jets or related photos. No evidence confirms or refutes the claim.
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— The Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force (RSSMF; Arabic: قوة الصواريخ الإستراتيجية الملكية السعودية, romanized: quwwa aṣ-ṣawārīkh al-ʾistrātījiyya al-milkiyya as-Saʿūdiyya) is the fifth branch of the S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Strategic_Missile_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Strategic_Missile_…
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— Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of abou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia
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— Saudi Aramco (Arabic: أرامكو السعودية ʾArāmkū as-Suʿūdiyyah), officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is a majority state-owned petroleum and natural gas company, it is the national oil company of S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Aramco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Aramco
“US Central Command has not yet publicly commented on the incident”
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Wikipedia entries detail USCENTCOM's structure but provide no information about its public comments on specific incidents. No evidence confirms or refutes the claim.
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— The Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It is the Air Force Service Component of United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force
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— The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command
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— United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) is the United States Navy element of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM). Its area of responsibility includes the Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Cen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Forces_Cen…
“BBC Verify breaks down the moments before the deadly collision with a fire truck at the New York airport”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web searches to confirm BBC Verify's analysis of the LaGuardia collision. Claim remains unverified.
“Sanctioned oil tanker enters UK waters day after government crackdown threat”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web searches to confirm the sanctioned tanker's entry into UK waters. Claim remains unverified.
“Ministers said earlier this week that sanctioned vessels can now be boarded by UK armed forces”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web searches to confirm UK ministers' statements about boarding sanctioned vessels. Claim remains unverified.
“Video shows US missile likely used in deadly strike on Iranian town, experts say”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web searches to confirm experts identifying a US missile in video footage. Claim remains unverified.
“Air strikes on Tehran oil facilities are causing black rain”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web searches to confirm black rain from air strikes on Tehran oil facilities. Claim remains unverified.
“AI-generated Iran war videos surge as creators use new tech to cash in”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web searches to confirm AI-generated Iran war videos surging. Claim remains unverified.
“Wave of false AI claims about Israeli PM Netanyahu”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or web searches to confirm false AI claims about Israeli PM Netanyahu. Claim remains unverified.
“Real-time tracking of the war in Iran just got harder”
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“AI soldiers push pro-Iran messages during war”
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“Russia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol”
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“RSF killed unarmed people in a massacre that left 2,000 dead”
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“Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions”
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“US raid on President Nicholas Maduro's compound”
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“Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown”
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“BBC Verify Live: Debunking AI fake images about Middle East conflict”
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“British 999 call handler's voice cloned by Russian network using AI”
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“Israel-Iran conflict unleashes wave of AI disinformation”
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“Earthquake video proven fake gets millions of views”
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“Fact-checking Trump's longest ever State of the Union”
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“Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry”
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“Details of Jeffrey Epstein post-mortem released in latest files”
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“ICE protester says she was 'disgusted' after fake arrest image shared by White House”
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“Alex Pretti shooting led Trump to shift course in Minneapolis”
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“Council tax bills in England to rise in April”
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“US missile hit military base near Iran school, video analysis shows”
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