# Fact check: Fake viral videos of Riyadh airport attacks

> DW Fact check reveals AI-generated videos falsely linked to Riyadh airport attacks.
- Title: Fact check: Fake viral videos of Riyadh airport attacks · Dw
- Summary: DW Fact check reveals AI-generated videos falsely linked to Riyadh airport attacks. DW Fact check found four viral videos falsely claimed to show Riyadh…
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- Source: Dw — https://dw.com/en/fact-check-viral-videos-falsely-linked-to-riyadh-airport-attacks/a-79643037?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
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## Riyadh airport attacked
Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for attacks on King Khalid International Airport, killing at least 16 people since last Thursday.

> Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport has been targeted by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis
## Viral videos falsely claimed
Social media users shared videos claiming to show airport attacks, but DW Fact check found several were AI-generated with inconsistencies.

> This AI-generated video has been circulating since March and contains several inconsistencies
## First fake video
A video with 1.7 million views on X claims to show an attack but DW Fact check found it was AI-generated and dates back to March 2026.

> The video has been online since March 2026 and could not show the most recent attacks on the airport
## Second fake video
A video with 2.9 million views claims to show airport attacks but DW Fact check found it was AI-generated using a 2016 Shutterstock photo.

> The original image was uploaded to stock photo database Shutterstock in 2016
## Third fake video
A TikTok video with 301,000 views claims to show recent attacks but DW Fact check found it was AI-generated and predates the attack by months.

> This video had already circulated online in March 2026, months before the attack
## Fourth fake video
A TikTok video with 500,000 views contains Google AI watermarks and was shared by an account that only posts AI-generated content.

> The clip contains a SynthID watermark in both the images and the audio
## All videos fake
All four examined videos were AI-generated with inconsistencies, misleading users about recent airport attacks.

> All four videos examined by DW Fact check are very short
## Key takeaway

DW Fact check found four viral videos falsely claimed to show Riyadh airport attacks were AI-generated with inconsistencies.