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**Yes, the post is false/misleading.**

The X post from @GAxisInfo claims:

> 🚨 BIG BREAKING: Iran launches massive missile attack on the US; Vice President JD Vance moved to a secure location mid-speech.
> Washington — According to initial reports from defense officials, Iran has launched a major missile attack on US bases—marking a shocking and unprecedented escalation in tensions—resulting in heavy damage and multiple casualties.

### Why it's false:
- **No evidence of JD Vance being moved to a secure location.** There are zero credible reports (news outlets, official statements, or reliable sources) of Vice President Vance being evacuated or secured during any speech today in connection with Iran. Searches across recent news and X turn up nothing supporting this dramatic detail.
- **No "massive missile attack on the US" with heavy damage/casualties today.** While there **is** real ongoing escalation in the 2026 Iran conflict today (July 12), it does not match the post's description.

### What is actually happening (as of July 12, 2026):
There was a new round of tit-for-tat strikes overnight/this morning:

- The US struck dozens to over 140 Iranian military targets (missile/drone sites, etc.) in response to Iran attacking a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran responded by launching missiles and drones at targets in several Gulf countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Oman) that host US military facilities or related infrastructure.

This is part of the broader pattern in the ongoing Iran war (which began with major US/Israeli strikes on Iran in February 2026). However:
- These are **regional attacks on US interests in the Gulf**, not a direct massive strike "on the US" (mainland or otherwise).
- Credible sources (AP, Reuters, Al Jazeera, CNN live updates, etc.) do not describe today's Iranian response as causing "heavy damage and multiple casualties" on US bases in an unprecedented way.
- No mainstream reporting links this to any action involving Vice President Vance.

The attached video is almost certainly old or repurposed footage, as is common with these types of sensational "breaking news" accounts.

### Bottom line:
The post mixes **real regional tensions** with **fabricated dramatic elements** (especially the Vance claim) to create clickbait. It's misinformation.

Reliable sources for the actual situation right now: AP News, Reuters, Al Jazeera, or CENTCOM statements. Always cross-check sensational X posts like this one against multiple credible outlets.

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@Cr7Godbrand Brilliant statement.

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@shanaka86 Digitoxin handshake?

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@EthanLevins2 Source?

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@shanaka86 SpaceX is full of Smartness.

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What is the likelihood that the Lindsey Graham replacement is pro-Israel AIPAC supported? 90%?

Yes, around 85-92% likelihood that the Republican replacement (the winner of South Carolina’s special primary on August 11, 2026) will be strongly pro-Israel and aligned with or supported by AIPAC. Your 90% estimate is reasonable and in the right ballpark.
Quick Context on the "Replacement"

Lindsey Graham won the regular GOP primary on June 9, 2026 (57% vs. challengers including Mark Lynch).
He died in office on July 11, 2026.
Under South Carolina law, a special Republican primary on August 11 will choose the GOP nominee to appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot (the general election is a near-certain Republican hold in deep-red South Carolina).
The Democratic nominee is pediatrician Annie Andrews.

The “replacement” in question is almost certainly the GOP special primary winner, not the Democrat.
Why the High Likelihood?
Pro-Israel stance (≈95%+ probability):

South Carolina Republican politics are strongly pro-Israel. The state has a large evangelical Christian base that views strong U.S.-Israel ties as a core issue.
Graham himself was one of the Senate’s most reliably hawkish pro-Israel voices. His legacy and the party’s base make deviation costly.
Even in the regular primary, challenger Mark Lynch criticized Graham’s support for the recent U.S.-Israel actions against Iran more on cost/war-weariness grounds than on anti-Israel grounds. Anti-Israel or even lukewarm positions remain fringe in the SC GOP.
Any viable statewide Republican candidate will publicly affirm strong support for Israel.

AIPAC support or alignment (≈80-90% probability):

AIPAC (and its affiliated PACs) has long backed Graham and similar establishment pro-Israel Republicans.
AIPAC is highly active in supporting candidates who favor robust U.S.-Israel military, diplomatic, and economic ties. They routinely endorse and donate in Republican primaries for aligned candidates.
In a low-turnout special primary for a safe GOP seat, the frontrunner or establishment favorite (likely someone in Graham’s orbit or with strong party ties) will almost certainly receive AIPAC support if they are pro-Israel.
Counter-risk: A more populist or “America First” candidate could surge in the special primary (as Lynch showed some appeal). AIPAC might stay neutral or withhold full support from someone seen as less reliably hawkish, though outright opposition to Israel remains rare.

Combined likelihood (both pro-Israel and AIPAC-supported/aligned): 85-92%. 90% is a fair shorthand. The main variables lowering it slightly from near-certainty are:
Uncertainty over exact special primary candidates (filing is fast-tracked).

Possible populist surge in a low-turnout race.
AIPAC’s preference for the strongest/most aligned contender rather than every pro-Israel candidate.
Bottom Line

In South Carolina Republican politics in 2026, a Senate replacement who is not strongly pro-Israel would be highly unusual. AIPAC backing is very probable for the eventual nominee, especially if they fit the traditional pro-Israel profile that has dominated the state’s GOP for decades. 90% is a solid, evidence-based estimate.

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@MarioNawfal NO AIPAC candidates

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🇺🇸 Conspiracy theories are swirling over the sudden death of Senator Graham.

•⁠ ⁠5 days before his death, the IRGC publicly threatened him
•⁠ ⁠He was in Kyiv, meeting with Zelensky and prepping a new sanctions package against Russia shortly before his death
•⁠ ⁠Reports say he was back in the U.S. for under 24 hours before collapsing and later dying

People are already questioning whether it was Russia or Iran, but it could just have been clogged arteries or heart disease.

Regardless, it's good to hear that one of the seriously bad guys has been deleted. Massive implications for the Senate. Israel is being increasingly isolated. Not welcome here.

The Late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham:

“I’m not with you, I’m with Israel, until my dying day.”

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Here's a quick backgrounder on the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Important right now.
he document (or alleged assurance) on no eastward NATO expansion that Russia references is not a formal treaty or legally binding agreement. It stems from verbal/diplomatic assurances given in 1990 during negotiations over German reunification (the “2+4” process involving the two German states plus the US, USSR, UK, and France).
Key Context

In February 1990 meetings, U.S. Secretary of State James Baker reportedly told Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would move “not one inch eastward” (in the specific context of not stationing NATO forces or structures in the former East Germany after reunification).
Similar assurances or similar language came from other Western leaders (e.g., German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and others) to calm Soviet concerns about a unified Germany joining NATO.
Declassified documents (e.g., from the U.S. National Security Archive) confirm these discussions occurred and that Western leaders were considering or rejecting rapid broader Eastern European NATO membership at the time.
The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany (1990, also called the 2+4 Treaty) addressed the status of the former GDR but contained no prohibition on NATO expansion into other countries.
Gorbachev himself later stated (in interviews, e.g., 2014) that the topic of broader NATO expansion into Eastern Europe “was not discussed at all” in those years in a formal sense, and that the specific assurances concerned East Germany/military structures there. He criticized later expansion as violating the “spirit” of the assurances but acknowledged no formal promise covered the whole region.

Russia (especially under Putin) interprets these 1990 statements as a broken political/moral promise or gentlemen’s agreement against any eastward NATO growth. The West maintains there was no binding legal commitment regarding future sovereign decisions by other countries (e.g., Poland, Baltics, etc.), that any assurances were context-specific to Germany, and that countries have the sovereign right to choose alliances. The 1997 NATO-Russia Founding Act addressed cooperation and security but did not ban enlargement. NATO’s “open door” policy has been consistent.
This dispute forms one major Russian grievance in the broader Russia-Ukraine conflict narrative.
Arguments of each side as backdrop to the Russia-Ukraine conflict (focusing on the post-2014 and especially 2022 full-scale invasion phase). These are summaries of stated positions; international consensus views Russia’s invasion as a violation of international law (UN Charter, Budapest Memorandum, etc.), while some realist analysts acknowledge legitimate Russian security concerns alongside other factors.
Russian Perspective (Kremlin/Putin Arguments)

NATO expansion as existential threat: Post-Cold War NATO enlargement (1999 onward: Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic; 2004 Baltics, etc.) violated the “spirit” of 1990 assurances, encircled Russia, and placed hostile military infrastructure near its borders. Ukraine joining NATO would be intolerable (short missile flight times to Moscow, potential bases, loss of strategic depth).
Ukraine as artificial/Western project threatening Russia: Historical/cultural arguments frame much of Ukraine as part of the “Russian world” (Russkiy mir). The 2014 Maidan events are portrayed as a Western-orchestrated “coup” against a pro-Russian government (Yanukovych), installing an anti-Russian regime.
Protection of Russian-speakers/Donbas: Claims of Ukrainian “genocide” or severe persecution of Russian-speakers in Donbas since 2014 (fighting that killed ~14,000 before 2022, per some tallies; Russia recognized the Donetsk and Luhansk “republics” just before the 2022 invasion). “Denazification” and “demilitarization” of Ukraine as goals.
Security demands ignored: Pre-2022 ultimatums sought legal guarantees that Ukraine would never join NATO, rollback of NATO infrastructure to 1997 lines, and recognition of Russian interests/sphere of influence. Western rejection left Russia “no choice” but to act.
Broader narrative: The West exploited Russian weakness in the 1990s, broke promises, and used Ukraine as a proxy to weaken Russia. The invasion (called a “special military operation”) was defensive/preventive.

Ukrainian and Western Perspective

Sovereign right to choose alliances: Per international law (UN Charter, Helsinki Final Act), every country has the inherent right to determine its own security arrangements and foreign policy. Russia has no veto power or legitimate sphere-of-influence claim over neighbors. NATO expansion was voluntary—Eastern European countries sought membership for protection against potential Russian revanchism after the Soviet collapse.
No broken treaty on NATO: As detailed above, there was no formal, written prohibition on broader eastward expansion. 1990 assurances were limited/context-specific to Germany. Gorbachev confirmed broader expansion was not formally negotiated then. Sovereign states (Poland, Baltics, etc.) made their own choices.
Russian aggression and violations of law: 2014 annexation of Crimea and backing of Donbas separatists violated the 1994 Budapest Memorandum (in which Russia, the US, and UK pledged to respect Ukraine’s borders and territorial integrity in exchange for Ukraine giving up nuclear weapons). The 2022 full-scale invasion is an unprovoked war of aggression violating core international norms.
Ukrainian agency and identity: Ukraine is a legitimate, distinct sovereign nation with its own language, history, and culture—not an artificial construct. The 2014 Maidan revolution was a popular uprising against corruption and for European integration/EU aspirations, not purely a Western plot.
NATO not an imminent threat to Russia: Ukraine was constitutionally neutral for years; NATO had no active membership track for Ukraine before 2022 and repeatedly stated it poses no offensive threat. Russian demands for veto power over neighbors’ choices are unacceptable. Support for Ukraine is framed as helping a victim of aggression defend itself (Article 51 UN Charter self-defense rights).
Pretext vs. real motives: Many view NATO/security concerns as a partial or pretextual grievance; underlying drivers include preventing a successful, Western-aligned democratic Ukraine on Russia’s border (which could inspire Russians), restoring influence over former Soviet space, and imperial/historical revisionism.

Nuanced backdrop note: NATO expansion contributed to Russian threat perceptions (a point made by some Western realists like John Mearsheimer), creating a security dilemma. However, Russia’s chosen response—large-scale military invasion, annexation attempts, and documented atrocities—has been widely condemned as disproportionate and illegal. Multiple factors (domestic Russian politics, Putin’s worldview on Ukraine’s existence, energy/economic issues, etc.) interplay with the NATO grievance. Negotiated settlements have historically addressed similar issues through diplomacy rather than force.
For deeper reading, primary sources include the 1990 2+4 Treaty text, declassified memcons (National Security Archive), the NATO-Russia Founding Act, Budapest Memorandum, and official statements from all parties. Perspectives differ sharply by source; cross-referencing is essential.

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@AArafi67105 False

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Yes, this post is also false/misinformation.
The @IranArmyStan account claims Iran carried out an early-morning strike on “advanced Israeli military facilities” with “Mossad casualties,” and that footage shows “extensive damage.”
Why it's false:

No credible evidence or reporting. There are zero reports from Israeli, U.S., or major international news outlets (Times of Israel, Reuters, BBC, AP, etc.) of any Iranian attack on Israeli military facilities or Mossad targets today. Past Iran-Israel exchanges happened in June 2026 and earlier — nothing matches this “breaking” claim for July 11.
The video is unrelated old footage. The clip shows a warehouse/large building fire in Italy (likely Milan area, around July 8). Visible writing/signage and context in the video match Italian locations, not Israel. One reply in the thread already correctly identified it as an Italy fire. This is recycled footage being falsely presented as damage from an Iranian strike.

This appears to be propaganda or engagement bait from a pro-Iran account, mirroring the tactics we saw in the previous @RussianArmy_ post (old/unrelated video + dramatic false caption).
Note: There was a separate report today of Iran launching ballistic missiles toward a U.S.-operated air base in Jordan (Muwaffaq Salti), with some hangars hit — but that is not Israel and has nothing to do with Mossad or the video in this post.
Bottom line: Same pattern as the last one — false claim + misrepresented video. Always cross-check dramatic “breaking” posts from partisan accounts against reliable sources. No such attack on Israeli facilities occurred as described.

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Yes, the post is false/misinformation.
The @RussianArmy_ post claims that Iranian ballistic missiles struck the Tel Aviv area today (July 11, 2026), describing it as one of the most intense attacks "since the conflict began," triggering panic in central Israel. It includes a video as "evidence."
Why it's false:

No credible reporting exists. Major outlets (Reuters, BBC, Times of Israel, AP, etc.) have no reports of any Iranian ballistic missile attack on Tel Aviv or central Israel today. Searches across news sources turn up only older incidents from June 2026 or unrelated recent US-Iran tensions — nothing matching this claim.
The video is recycled old footage from Russia. The clip actually shows a large fire at the Sadovod market (Садовод) in Moscow, Russia (visible Cyrillic signage and context). It comes from a June 2026 incident involving drone debris, not Israel. This is a common tactic: pairing dramatic old/unrelated video with a false caption.
Context from the broader conflict. There were direct Iran-Israel missile exchanges in June 2026 (Iran's first direct strikes since an earlier ceasefire), with some impacts reported in Tel Aviv/central Israel at that time. But nothing like the "breaking" intense attack described here happened today.

This appears to be propaganda or engagement farming from the account (which has a pro-Russian slant). Similar recycled-footage claims have been called out recently on X for the same reason.
Bottom line: Treat claims from this account (and similar low-credibility sources) with extreme skepticism on active conflicts. Stick to verified reporting from multiple independent outlets. No attack occurred as described.

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Before, during, and after my drone flight today I saw at-least 10 different Tesla semi’s doing work in support of the original GF1, the Giga Semi factory, and the LFP battery factory.

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@EthanLevins2 Israel and Syria are doing this. Key to greater Israel. U.S. is simply the muscle.

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@XH_Lee23 Good Dad. (and Son)

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@XueJia24682 Go China!

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