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.

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.

(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.

• 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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