After Operation Sindoor, there’s widespread speculation claiming that India has bombed the nuclear stockpile in Pakistan (Kirana Hills). However, the International Atomic Energy Agency has refuted the claims of any radiation leak in the Pakistani nuclear facility. A video of a massive explosion went viral on social media, claiming it to be from the Kirana […]
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Recently, a video of a massive fire and smoke went viral on social media, where a voiceover can be heard mentioning it to be a video from Karachi. According to the voiceover, the video shows an explosion that took place in Karachi recently. Sharing the video, users claimed that the video shows an attack on […]
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A video of an explosion at a building and people running helter-skelter to take shelter went viral on social media, claiming it to be from Pakistan recently. Facebook Link | Archived Link. However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The video is from Gaza. Here’s the fact check. Fact […]
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A video of a fire and smoke in a large area went viral on social media, claiming it to be the current situation of the Adani Airport in Gujarat. Sharing the video, various Pakistan-based social media profiles claimed that Pakistan had attacked the Adani Airport in Gujarat and destroyed it. X Link | Archived Link. […]
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A video of an explosion went viral on social media, claiming that the video shows the Indian Navy destroying Karachi Port. X Link | Archived Link However, as we investigated, we came to know that the claim was false. The video is old and shows an explosion at a chemical plant in Port Neches, Texas. […]
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This viral video shows a petrol tanker crash near Bologna Airport in Italy in 2018 On 20 December, 2024, a tragic explosion and fire claimed 14 lives following a collision between an LPG gas tanker and a container on the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The fire that ignited from the crash quickly spread […]
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A video of a massive explosion is going viral on social media with the claim that it shows fire in Haifa following Hezbollah’s recent strikes on Israel. The caption of the post states, “Haifa is burning of Hizballah attack”. Let’s check the truth Facebook Post Archive link Fact Check- We started our investigation with a reverse […]
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After the Iranian missile attack on Israel, various photos and videos went viral on social media. Against this backdrop, a video of a blast in a high-rise building went viral, claiming it to be the footage of the Iranian missile attack on Tel Aviv, Israel. Sharing the video on Facebook, users wrote, “Missiles are landing […]
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Exchange of strikes between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been occurring along the Israel–Lebanon border and in Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights since 8 October 2023. Amidst this, a video of a boat engulfed in flames at sea has gone viral on social media, with the claim that an explosion occurred inside […]
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A video showing huge fire in the middle of a seemingly populated area, with vehicles travelling on the roads nearby and several well-lit buildings is going viral on social media with the claim that it shows fire in Haifa following Hezbollah’s recent missile attack on Israel. Let’s check the truth Archive link Fact Check- We started […]
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An image showing an exploded iPhone is going viral on social media with the claim that an iPhone has exploded in Lebanon along with the recent blast of other electronic devices. The caption states, “iPhones exploding in #Lebanon blowing up random people”. Let’s check the truth https://archive.org/details/c-image_202409 Fact Check- We started our investigation with a […]
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A video of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah sobbing went viral on social media, linking it with the recent pager and walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon. Sharing the video on social media, users are claiming that Hassan Nasrallah was crying after losing his comrades in the explosions. A Facebook user shared the video with the caption, “Hezbollah […]
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A photo of burning solar panels went viral on social media claiming it to be from the recent explosions in Lebanon. Sharing the photo on Facebook, the user wrote, “Solar panels belonging to Hezbollah exploded also today in Lebanon” https://archive.org/details/screenshot-2024-09-23-151154 Facebook Link | Archived Link. The photo was shared on Twitter, too, with the same claim. Archived Link. […]
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Thousands of pagers and radio devices exploded in two separate incidents in Lebanon recently which has left thousands injured and taken over 30 lives. On this backdrop, an image of an exploded commode went viral on social media linking it to the recent explosions in Lebanon. Sharing the image user wrote, “Some Hezbollah operative blew […]
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Recently, a perfume factory in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh caught fire which led to an explosion. Few people were reported to be dead while several others were found to be severely injured. Against this backdrop, a video of an explosion in a factory is going viral on social media. It can be seen that […]
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The death of the most wanted terrorist Masood Azhar had captured the headlines. As per many media reports and social media posts, Masood Azhar died in an explosion in Pakistan a few days back. Against this backdrop, a video of a bomb explosion on a busy street is going viral on social media. Users are […]
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The war between Israel and Palestine has not been called a ceasefire for many days. Every day various photos and videos of this incident are going viral on social media. Currently, a video is going viral in which there is a huge explosion in a city with dense clouds of smoke. Users are claiming that […]
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A few days back, Hamas fundamentalists entered south Israel and killed many civilians and soldiers. According to some reports, they abducted many people and took them to Gaza. Many disturbing videos of this incident are going viral on social media. Against the backdrop of this, an image showing the explosion in a city is going […]
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The viral video is from a gas cylinder explosion in Moscow and it dates back to 2013. A video has gone viral on social media with a claim that it shows two electric vehicles colliding and causing a huge blast because of the batteries present in them. Caption states that “An incredible video, showing what […]
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As the Israel-Palestine conflict rages on, social media is flooded with gruesome videos and images claiming to show the current situation in the region. One such video is doing rounds with a claim that 650 Jews were killed in a big explosion in Israel. Fact Crescendo received many fact-check requests about this video on our […]
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