FACT CHECK: Video Claims To Show Iranian Missile Attack
A post shared on X claims to show the impact of an Iranian missile attack on Israel.
Missiles are landing in Tel Aviv 👇 pic.twitter.com/XoXEs6gCt4
— SilencedSirs◼️ (@SilentlySirs) October 1, 2024
Verdict: False
The video is from July 2023 and shows a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, Russia. It has nothing to do with Iran or Israel.
Fact Check:
Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel on Oct. 1, according to CBS News. This comes as Israel launched a ground invasion of southern Lebanon aimed at combatting Hezbollah militants.
Social media users are sharing a video of an explosive impact on a building, claiming to show missiles landing in Tel Aviv, Israel. One user wrote, “Missiles are landing in Tel Aviv.”
This claim is false. Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found that the video actually shows a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow in July 2023. The video was posted to BBC News at the time. (RELATED: Fact-Checking Walz’s Claim That Reagan Was The Last Union Member On A National Ticket)
The caption reads, “Watch: Huge blast as drone explodes in Moscow.” BBC News reported:
“Russia’s defence ministry has said three Ukrainian drones were downed on Sunday, with two crashing into offices. Footage of an explosion near a Moscow building on Sunday was captured by nearby witnesses, and on a car’s dashcam. One person has been injured, Russia’s state news agency Tass reports. Russia accused Ukraine of being behind the attack and says one drone was shot down over the Odintsovo district, west of the city centre, and two others were neutralised but crashed into offices. Ukrainian officials have not acknowledged the incident.”
Tal Hagin, an analyst who specializes in misinformation around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, also debunked the claim in an Oct. 1 post.
Dozens of videos of Iranian ballistic missiles being fired towards and hitting various locations in Israel…
And you choose to showcase a video from Russia from July 30th, 2023.
Incredible. https://t.co/2yMh2dsG9D pic.twitter.com/yqrRx2yOJy— Tal Hagin (@talhagin) October 1, 2024
“Dozens of videos of Iranian ballistic missiles being fired towards and hitting various locations in Israel…And you choose to showcase a video from Russia from July 30th, 2023. Incredible,” Hagin tweeted.
