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AI Analysis Finds Flaws in Video Shared After Trump Claim of Downed Apache Helicopter
A video posted on X on June 10, 2026, showing an Iranian soldier firing a MANPADS at a U.S. Apache helicopter, received more than 5 million views before being identified as AI-generated.
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U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. The clip received more than 5 million views.
U.S. The following day, a pro-government Iranian online user shared the video on X. France 24 reported that the video was generated by artificial intelligence. The footage shows an Iranian soldier targeting a helicopter with a MANPADS, after which the aircraft explodes amid cheers from soldiers.
U.S. Flag on his right shoulder. Iranian MANPADS models Misagh-1, Misagh-2, Misagh-3, and Igla are equipped with two grips, but the missile launcher in the video has only one grip. The helicopter silhouette in the video lacks square-shaped engines on both sides of the fuselage.
A real Apache helicopter has four distinct weapon hardpoints, two on each side, while the aircraft in the video displays only two. US Department of Defense documents state the unit cost of an Apache helicopter ranges between $26 million and just over $38 million. The social-media claim that the downed Apache was worth one billion dollars is inaccurate.
