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Fact check: Viral videos falsely linked to Riyadh airport attacks

DW12 October 2026, 17:19 UTCSaudi Arabia

Many videos claiming to show an attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport have gone viral online. DW Fact check analyzes some of the most-shared footage and finds evidence it was created using AI.

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