FACT CHECK: Video Claims To Show Iranian F-14 Flying Into Turkish Airspace

A video shared on X claims to show an Iranian F-14 flying into Turkish airspace despite being confronted by a Turkish F-4 Phantom.

BREAKING: An Iranian F-14 reportedly entered Turkey’s military operational zone, only to be intercepted by a Turkish F-4 Phantom, forcing the Iranian jet to retreat – Azeri Times pic.twitter.com/OPjvMlZmtI

— AlexandruC4 (@AlexandruC4) November 30, 2024

Verdict: False

The video is from 2021 and likely shows virtually created aircraft, not an actual confrontation between Iranian and Turkish jets.

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Social media users are claiming to show an Iranian F-14 entering “Turkey’s military operation zone” before it was intercepted by a Turkish F-4.

“BREAKING: An Iranian F-14 reportedly entered Turkey’s military operational zone, only to be intercepted by a Turkish F-4 Phantom, forcing the Iranian jet to retreat – Azeri Times,” reads one user’s post.

This claim is false. Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found that the video is from Nov. 2021 and was posted by an Instagram account that creates virtually created aircraft videos. (RELATED: Did British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Claim To Make Pork For His Jewish Wife?)

“Dog-Fight The speed of Tomcat was on fire. Phantom also threw his maneuver back and was ready to fire. Please, if you share this video, make sure to put the name of the page in the caption as @aircraft.vr بنویسید. تشکر. #dogfight #aircraft #aircraftvr #phantom #tomcat #f14 #f4 #airshow,” reads the Instagram post’s caption.

The Instagram account’s bio reads, “CG-Aircraft Animation…3D Print Aircraft Model…Virtual Reality Museum of Aircraft.”