The United States and Israel have continued their attacks on Iran as the war has entered its 10th day. Missile exchanges have intensified, with Iran launching additional missiles at Israel, while Israel has expanded its strikes. This escalation has raised concerns among global leaders regarding the potential for a wider conflict in the region. Amidst this, a video showing a massive explosion is going viral with the claim that it depicts an Iranian missile explosion at Tel Aviv amid the ongoing tensions. In the video, we can see fire engines spraying water behind a wall when a massive explosion suddenly occurs at the site.
The caption on the video states, “Iranian missile lands in Tel Aviv but did not explode. Firefighters attempted to approach it”.
Factcheck:
Our investigation began with a reverse image search on Google and the results led us to similar video uploaded on the Abc7 News Facebook account on 14 June, 2016. The caption states that it shows magnesium-fuelled explosion that happened while fire crews battled an enormous fire near Los Angeles. This indicates that the viral video is old not related to the recent tension.
Upon further search, we found more reports of this incident. According to CBS News report published on 15 June, 2016, that the fire triggered a series of explosions, sending a thick plume of toxic smoke into the air. When firefighters attempted to douse the flames with water, the reaction between water and burning magnesium intensified the fire and triggered the blasts.
Taking account of these evidences, we can say that the footage depicts a magnesium fire in Maywood, California in June 2016 and nothing related to the Iran strikes in Israel 2026.
Conclusion
Fact crescendo found that the claim made along with the viral video to be False. This video depicts an explosion during a magnesium-fuelled fire in Los Angeles in 2016.
Title: 2016 video from California falsely shared as Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv
Fact Check By: Usha Manoj
Result: False
