A CBS News analysis found that edited media shared online after Houthi claims of an attack on the USS Eisenhower on Friday was bolstered by pro-Chinese and pro-Russian social media accounts.
False claims of a missile attack by Yemen 's Houthi rebels against an American aircraft carrier in the Red Sea over the weekend were followed by a flood of doctored images and bogus videos online, which were amplified by pro-Chinese and pro- Russia n social media accounts. The U.S. Navy said there was no truth to the messages claiming the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower had been severely damaged or possibly sunk. 'The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in the U.S. Central Command region.
Several users on X, formerly Twitter, linked the alleged footage of the attack to Arma 3, a popular military video game developed by Czech-based Bohemia Interactive. Arma 3 gameplay footage has previously been used to spread conflict disinformation.
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