video Shared by X It claims to show an Iranian F-14 entering Turkish airspace, despite being confronted by a Turkish F-4 Phantom.

Breaking news: Iranian F-14 reportedly entered Turkey’s military operating area but was intercepted by Turkish F-4 Phantom, forcing the Iranian plane to withdraw – Azerbaijan Times pic.twitter.com/OPjvMlZmtI

— AlexandruC4 (@AlexandruC4) November 30, 2024

Verdict: False

The video is from 2021 and likely shows a hypothetical aircraft rather than an actual collision between Iranian and Turkish jets.

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Social media users claim the footage shows an Iranian F-14 entering a “Turkish military operating zone” before being intercepted by a Turkish F-4.

One user posted: “Breaking News: An Iranian F-14 reportedly entered Turkey’s military operating zone, but was intercepted by a Turkish F-4 Phantom, forcing the Iranian plane to retreat. Azerbaijan Times” is written on it.

This claim is false. Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found the video to be: November 2021 Posted by an Instagram account that creates videos of virtually created aircraft. (Related: Did British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insist on cooking pork for his Jewish wife?)

“Dogfight Tomcat’s speed was on fire. Phantom also threw his controls back and prepared to fire. If you share this video, be sure to put your page name in the caption: @aircraft.vr Hi. I agree. #dogfight #aircraft #aircraftvr #phantom #tomcat #f14 #f4 #airshow” reads the caption of the Instagram post.

The Instagram account’s profile reads, “CG Aircraft Animation…3D Printed Aircraft Models…Virtual Reality Aircraft Museum.”