# Fact Check: Fake Image of U.S. Troops Shooting Reptilians

> AI-generated image falsely claims U.S. troops shot reptilians in Iraq war.
- Title: Fact Check: Fake Image of U.S. Troops Shooting Reptilians
- Summary: AI-generated image falsely claims U.S. troops shot reptilians in Iraq war. Three AI tools confirmed a viral image of U.S. troops shooting reptilians is…
- Keywords: ai image, us troops, reptilians, iraq war, david grusch, uap, joe rogan podcast, fact check, news, Fact, Check, Fake
- Source: Lead Stories — https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/10/fact-check-fake-image-of-us-troops-shooting-reptilians-is-not-real-photo.html
- Published: 2026-10-12T23:44:25+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ai image, us troops, reptilians, iraq war, x, david grusch, uap, joe rogan podcast, fact check, news
## Viral claim spreads
A post on X published on Oct. 10, 2026, claimed U.S. troops shot reptilians in Iraq war.

> This is why they gotta pull the plug on the internet. @grok analyze this picture and listen to the story.
## Image tested as AI
Three online tools confirmed the image was AI-generated with 92-96% probability.

> Sightengine says 92% probability the image is AI-generated.
## Original post deleted
The original post by @JinxedHorizon was deleted by Oct. 10, 2:00 PM, 2026.

> A crashed Tic Tac. Dead 'Grays.' Seven-foot reptilians still alive. Then US troops opened fire.
## David Grusch claims
David Grusch, a former intelligence officer, said U.S. troops killed reptilians in a recent event.

> They were killed. We shot the reptilians.
## Podcast discussion
David Grusch mentioned reptilians on Joe Rogan's podcast but no image was shown.

> So do you know what supposedly happened to those living reptilians from the crash?
## Pentagon files
The Pentagon's 2024 UAP report states most sightings are misidentified objects.

> A consistent theme in popular culture involves a particularly persistent narrative that the USG, or a secretive organization within it, recovered several off-world spacecraft and extraterrestrial biological remains.
## No evidence found
No images of U.S. troops shooting reptilians were found in Pentagon files.

> All investigative efforts, at all levels of classification, concluded that most sightings were ordinary objects and phenomena and the result of misidentification.
## Conclusion
The viral image is AI-generated, not a real event from Iraq war.

> The truth...takes time
## Key takeaway

Three AI tools confirmed a viral image of U.S. troops shooting reptilians is AI-generated, not real.