Old Video of Drone Attacks in Ukraine Falsely Linked to Iran-Israel Conflict

This video dates back to 2022 and is from Kyiv, Ukraine.

An old video showing a drone attack is going viral on social media where users are falsely linking it to Iran-Israel conflict.

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A video showing a drone striking a residential area is going viral on social media where users are claiming that the video shows Iranian drone attacking Israel territory.

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What's the truth?: This video dates back to 2022 and shows drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video and this led us to an old report carrying the same clip.

• The report shared by Sky News on 17 October 2022 stated that it shows drone attacks in Kyiv, Ukraine.

• It further states that the drone used in Kyiv were Kamikaze drones.

This video is from 2022. 

(Source: Sky News/screenshot)

• We also found a post on X (formerly Twitter) carrying the same video and this was shared on 17 October 2022.

• The caption stated that it shows kamikaze drones launched by Russia to target residential area in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Conclusion: An old video showing a drone attack is going viral on social media where users are falsely linking it to Iran-Israel conflict.

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