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1. Claim 1

   HAttributed toHasan PikerAuto-attributedMisleading93% confidence▶ 0:33

   “triple tapping it with Tomahawk missiles.”

   The Minab school was triple-tapped with Tomahawk missiles.

   Satellite imagery and video analysis indicate multiple munitions struck the compound, while Amnesty International found that a Tomahawk likely hit the adjacent IRGC compound but that the specific missile did not impact the school and could not confirm that the school was struck by a similar munition. The wording therefore overstates what is established.

   Omits: The evidence supports multiple munitions striking the school-and-military-compound area, and indicates that a Tomahawk likely struck the adjacent compound; it does not establish that the school itself was hit three times by Tomahawk missiles.

   Sources

   • 1USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful US strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable↗

     RefutesBased on the footage, this specific missile did not impact the school.

   • 2USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful US strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable↗

     RefutesWhile these remnants would further corroborate that parts of the compound were struck by at least one Tomahawk missile, Amnesty International is not in a position to independently verify whether the school was targeted by similar munition.

   • 3Experts say Iran school blast likely targeted airstrike↗

     BackgroundThree experts told the AP the satellite imagery and videos from the scene strongly suggested multiple munitions hit the compound.

2. Claim 2

   HAttributed toHasan PikerAuto-attributedMisleading50% confidence▶ 0:37

   “you're killing 140 schoolgirls”

   The Minab school attack killed 140 schoolgirls.

   The Minab strike did kill large numbers of children, but the specific figure of 140 schoolgirls is not established by reliable reporting. AP reported 168 total deaths according to Iranian state media while noting that there was no complete list of the dead, and the Washington Post said it could not independently verify even the overall casualty count.

   Omits: The reported death toll includes children and adults, and no final, independently verified breakdown establishes that 140 of those killed were schoolgirls.

   Checked twice, independently: the first pass returned False and the second Misleading. Recorded as Misleading.

   Sources

   • 1UN experts say US strikes in Iran may constitute war crimes↗

     BackgroundIranian state media have said 168 people were killed in the strike, most of them children.

   • 2Trump administration silent on Iranian school strike four months later↗

     RefutesAmong the mysteries remaining are the number of munitions that hit the school and a complete list of the dead.

   • 3Video shows U.S. Tomahawk striking near Iranian school and IRGC base↗

     RefutesThe Post has not been able to verify the number of casualties.