2018 Video Falsely Shared as Weapons Being Transported For Iran-Israel Conflict

This has been on internet since 2018. It shows a slurry hopper being transported to natural gas plant in Uzbekistan.

An old and unrelated video is being falsely shared as Iran transporting a powerful missile amid the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict.

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A video showing a truck carrying a massive missile-shaped object is going viral on social media to claim that it shows a weapon.

• Users sharing the video are also claiming that Iran is transporting this 'missile' amid the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict.

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(Archives of similar claims can be seen here, here, here and here.)

What's the truth?: This video has been on the internet since 2018 and is unrelated to Iran or Israel.

• It actually shows a slurry hopper being transported from Kazakhstan to a natural gas plant in Uzbekistan.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on some of the keyframes of the viral video on Yandex which led us to an old YouTube video.

• This was shared on 13 December 2018 and it stated that it shows a slurry hopper used for natural gas station which was being transported from Kazakistan to Uzbekistan.

• In this older and clearer version, we also noticed 'Caba Misnak' written on the truck, which is a heavy haulage and lifting services established and running in Turkey and its neighboring regions.

• We have reached out the company for more information about this video.

This screenshot is from the YouTube video.

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• Moreover, the Turkish fact-checking organisation Teyit dismissed different claims about this video in 2023.

• It stated that the viral video shows a slurry hopper or boiler which was being transported from Kazakhstan to a natural gas plant in Uzbekistan.

Conclusion: An old and unrelated video is being falsely shared as Iran transporting a powerful missile amid the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict.

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