Fact-Check: Old Clip From Lebanon Viral as One From the Ahmedabad Plane Crash

This video is from Lebanon and is not related to India, as claimed.

Fact-Check: This clip is from Lebanon and dates back to February. 

(Source: The Quint) 

After the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, social media users posted a 'CCTV' clip allegedly depicting the moment B J Medical College's hostel was hit on camera.

An archive of the post can be found here. 

(Source: Instagram/Screenshot) 

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is the claim true?: No, the claim is false.

• The video is from Lebanon and shows the Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital. We were able to trace the video back to 5 February.

What we found: At first, we divided the clip into multiple screenshots and ran a Google reverse image search on some of them.

• We came across the same video on Instagram from 5 February. It was uploaded by a page called, 'srhuhospital.'

• We, also, found the same video on Facebook on the hospital's page.

• We translated the caption from Arabic to English and it read, "The criminal entity wanted to shatter people's hope for recovery, so the legendary steadfastness of the angels of mercy in Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital, may God be pleased with him, was achieved. It's back to normal and we will continue to serve you with open arms."

• The caption referred to Israel's aggression on Lebanon.

Here is an archive of the post.

(Source: Facebook) 

• Additionally, Quds News Network, a Palestinian news outlet also posted this clip on 5 February and noted, "Footage documenting the occupation's bombing of Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital in the town of Toul during the aggression on Lebanon." (sic.)

Conclusion: The video is not related to the Ahmedabad plane crash and is from Lebanon, dating back to February.

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