VIRAL, BUT NOT TRUE
'Hundreds of iPhones floating in the Strait of Hormuz' is not true.
The GFS Pride sinking is real and all 21 crew were evacuated. But BBC Verify, Factnameh and CNN found the floating-iPhone clips are AI-generated, and no cargo manifest lists iPhones.
VIRAL, BUT NOT TRUE 'Hundreds of iPhones floating in the Strait of Hormuz' is not true. The GFS Pride sinking is real and all 21 crew were evacuated. But BBC Verify, Factnameh and CNN found the floating-iPhone clips are AI-generated, and no cargo manifest lists iPhones.
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Published on 21/10/2026 11:59
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VIRAL, BUT NOT TRUE
'Hundreds of iPhones floating in the Strait of Hormuz' is not true.
The GFS Pride sinking is real and all 21 crew were evacuated. But BBC Verify, Factnameh and CNN found the floating-iPhone clips are AI-generated, and no cargo manifest lists iPhones.
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