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An old image of terrorist attack in Moscow shared as fire in Tel Aviv.

Amid escalating chaos between Israel and Iran, an image of a massive smoke rising from the fire is going viral on social media. While sharing the image users wrote “Tel Aviv is lit up in flames”.

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Let’s check the truth

Fact Check- 

We started our investigation with a reverse image search on Google and the results led us to a report from ‘Ukrainetoday’ with the same image, published on 23 March, 2024. The report states, “The terror attack at the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk in the suburbs of Moscow could be an operation run by Russia’s own security agencies, with the aim of putting the blame on Ukraine and justify a massive military mobilization of the population”.

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Moving forward, we found several reports regarding this incident. According to the BBC report “Gunmen have attacked a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, killing at least 133 people and wounding 140 more. Attackers clad in camouflage gear took part in the attack, in the north-western suburb of Krasnogorsk, BBC-verified video shows. Crocus City Hall was about to host a rock concert when the gunmen burst into the foyer and then the theatre itself. Much of the building was engulfed by fire and part of the roof collapsed.

Another similar report can be read here

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Thus, taking account of all these evidences, we can understand that an old image of terrorist attack in Moscow falsely shared linking to Israel- Iran conflict.

Conclusion- Fact crescendo found the claim made along with the viral image to be Misleading. The viral image was from a terrorist attack in Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, not from Tel Aviv.

Usha Manoj

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