Old Hezbollah Clip Falsely Shared as Recent Video of Iran Firing Missiles

The video dates back to July 2024 and shows Hezbollah's rocket launch systems.

A 2024 video is being shared to falsely claim that it shows recent footage of underground missile firing released by Iran.

(Source: X/Altered by The Quint)

A video showing military equipment emerging from the ground is being widely shared on social media amid the armed conflict between Iran and US-Israel.

The claim: The short clip is being with text reading, "Iran has released a video of an underground missile firing."

An archived version of this post can be seen here.

(Source: Facebook/Screenshot)

(Archived versions of more posts sharing this claim can be seen here, here, and here.)

Is it true?: No, the video is old and has no connection to the recent conflict or Iran.

• It shows a video released by Hezbollah, showing a camouflaged Multiple Rocket Launch System (MRLS) in a dugout.

How did we find out the truth?: We carried out a reverse image search on the video, which led us to several websites which reported on military advancements and activities.

• They had all published images matching the video in the claim in July and August 2024, noting that it showed "footage of a camouflaged MLRS launcher in action" which was released by Hezbollah

The image was published on 5 July 2024.

(Source: Topwar.ru/Screenshot)

• More pages sharing this image in the same context in 2024 can be seen here, here, and here.

• News organisation Times Now had also shared this footage in its report about Hezbollah's arsenal, publishing it on 6 July 2024.

Conclusion: A 2024 video showing Hezbollah's missile system is being falsely linked to Iran's retaliatory strikes in 2026.

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