According to a video that has gone viral, Yemenis have taken control of an Israeli cargo ship. The video shows armed men in uniform capturing a ship.
Dr Ayesha (“@drtruthe“) tweeted “Yemenis capturing Israeli cargo ship #Yemen #Israel #Palestine #IsraelIsATerrorist” after sharing the video of the incident. The tweet was made on Nov 20, 2023, which has received an about 21.3k views on X.
Yemenis capturing Israeli cargo ship#Yemen #Israel #Palestine #IsraelIsATerrorist pic.twitter.com/bSDajVKUi4
— Dr Ayesha (@drtruthe) November 20, 2023
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this video has been online since at least 2022 and is years old. The video was uploaded in a youtube channel on June 27, 2022.
The recent incident in which the Houthis of Yemen seized cargo ships in the southern Red Sea is unrelated to this. It was verified that Houthi had captured a Japanese ship, despite recent reports suggesting that it had been an Israeli ship. Thus, it’s not actually Yemen, but, in fact, Houthi.
We visited TIMES OF INDIA, which published an article on this incident on Nov 21, 2023 with the headline “Watch: Chilling video of ship hijack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels”.
ALJAZEERA published an article on Nov 20, 2023 and shared the image that how the Galaxy Leader was seized over by Yemen’s Houthi rebels off theYemen’s Red Sea coast.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 21, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows armed men in uniform capturing a ship has been shared,claiming Yemenis capturing an Israeli cargo ship.The fact is that this video is years old and available online at least since 2022. It has nothing to do with the recent (1/3) pic.twitter.com/XRjyalFGlz
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old videos claiming to be from the recent incident in the southern Red Sea to get the spotlight on social media, and that too mentioning Houthi as Yemen.
Conclusion:
Claim : It has been claimed that Yemenis have taken an Israeli cargo ship in a video that shows armed men in uniform capturing a ship.
Fact : This video is, in fact, quite old and has been accessible online since 2022. The recent incident in which the Houthis of Yemen seized cargo ships in the southern Red Sea has nothing to do with it. It was established that Houthi had captured a Japanese ship, despite recent reports suggesting that it had been an Israeli ship. Thus, it isn’t actually Yemen, but, in fact, Houthi.
