Old, Unrelated Video Shared as Recent Destruction Caused in Pakistan’s Lahore

The video dates back to October 2024 and is not recent.

Fact-Check | The video is old and unrelated to the recent Operation Sindoor.

(Photo: Altered by The Quint)

A video of launched missiles falling on the ground is being shared on the internet with a claim that it shows massive destruction by the Indian armed forces near Lahore amid the Operation Sindoor.

What did the viral post say?: An X (formerly Twitter) premium subscriber shared the video with a caption saying, "Lahore has become a graveyard. Massive Destruction by Indian Armed Forces near Lahore."

An archive of the post can be found here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

At the time of writing this report, the post had gained over seven lakh views on the platform. You can view archives of similar claims here, here, and here.

Is this claim true?: No, the video could be traced back to October 2024 and has no relation to the recent Operation Sindoor.

What led us to the truth?: On conducting a reverse image search on the keyframes of the viral clip, we came across the same visuals published on an X handle named '@Tammuz_Intel'.

• It was posted on 1 October 2024 and its caption said, "Impacts on Negev. #Israel."

• We performed another round of reverse image and found the same video uploaded on an X account called '@PressTV'.

• The post shared on 2 October 2024 carried a caption that said, "Footage shows Iran's retaliatory missiles successfully destroying their targets inside the Israeli occupied Palestine."

Reports of Iran's missile attack on Israel: A news report in Al Jazeera mentioned that Iran had said that it fired over dozens of ballistic missile at security and military targets in Israel.

• The launching of missiles reportedly came in response to the assassinations of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Abbas Nilforoushan and some Hamas leaders.

The report was published on 1 October 2024.

(Source: Al Jazeera/Screenshot)

Conclusion: While we could not independently confirm the location or context of the viral clip, it is evident that the video predates the recent escalations between India and Pakistan.

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