Saturday, November 7, 2026

Claim check

From the day's Comms chatter

Published 4:00 AM Central

What's going around

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it shot down a 16th US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island on Nov 6.

Spreading on Iranian state-linked media, then X

What the record says

Claim IRGC said Nov 6 it downed a US MQ-1 over Qeshm, which it called the 16th; no US confirmation found.
Context CBS reported Trump confirmed 'minor' US strikes near Qeshm; maritime and US officials have not confirmed the Guard's other claims.

Bottom lineUnconfirmed Iranian claim.

Sources

Anadolu: Iran claims it shot down US MQ-1 drone over Qeshm Island CBS News live updates: Iran war Al Jazeera live blog (Nov 6)

This claim was checked in the Saturday, November 7, 2026 report.

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