False Claim that China is Supporting Iran in the War with a Chinese Military Cargo Plane; Chat Bots Boost It

By Charlene Lin

An X post cites flight data to falsely claim that a Chinese military cargo plane flew over Iranian airspace. (Screenshot via NewsGuard)

What happened: As the war between Israel and Iran intensifies with the U.S. bombing of Iran, social media users are falsely claiming that China sent military cargo planes to Iran, a move that would show Be…