Old Video of Explosion in China Falsely Shared as Hezbollah Attacks Israel

An old video from China is being falsely shared as attack by Hezbollah in Israel.

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A video showing an explosion in a plant is going viral on social media to claim that it shows Hezbollah attacking Israel recently.

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What's the truth?: This video shows explosions at a chemical plant in China and is unrelated to Israel.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on Google lens which led to YouTube video titled, ‘Chinese chemical plant explosion’.

• This was shared on 19 November 2015 and showed the same viral clip.

• Taking a cue, we performed a relevant keyword search which led us to several reports (here and here) which carried more information about the video.

• It stated that the video showed flames and smoke was emanating from a chemical plant in Zhejiang province, China.

Conclusion: An old video from China is being falsely shared as attack by Hezbollah in Israel.

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