Recently, multiple videos of “The freighter sank in the Strait of Hormuz, the container cargo was scattered, and the sea was filled with Apple phones” was circulating on social media. However, according to the verification posted on Iran's fact-checking website, the relevant videos and images were generated based on real images of the Singaporean freighter when it sank and processed using artificial intelligence. The video shows various signs such as the movement trajectory of the mobile phone box in the water and an error in the camera image on the box. The video is not real. According to information, the original video originally had the label “generated by artificial intelligence” when it was posted, but it was mistaken for a real picture during dissemination. The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority issued a statement on the evening of October 14 saying that two Singapore-registered container ships were reportedly hit by “unknown projectiles” while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and one of them then sank. Up to now, the sinking Singaporean freighter has not published a complete cargo list, and it is unclear whether the ship is carrying a large number of Apple phones.

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