An Iranian drone is said to have targeted an Israeli ship that is burning in the middle of the water, according to a ship image that has been circulated.

Verified accounts on twitter, including @s_afreen7 tweeted “Breaking The news is that an Iranian drone has targeted an Israeli ship! The ship is burning in the middle of the water! #Isreal“. The tweet was made on Nov 25, 2023, which has received an about 96.5k views on X.

Breaking

ख़बर है कि ईरानियन ड्रोन ने एक इजरायली जहाज़ को निशाना बनाया है!

जहाज़ पानी के बीचो बीच धूं धूं कर के जल रहा है!#Isreal pic.twitter.com/BBFg75Z7oA

— Sadaf Afreen صدف (@s_afreen7) November 25, 2023

Several other accounts, including @army2lye claimed the same that the Yemeni seas will be a graveyard for invaders and occupiers, contributing to the spread of the information. The archive can be read from above.

What is the Actual Truth About the Video? : Fact

In actuality, this is an old photo of the largest ship in the Iranian Navy in 2021, catching fire and sinking in the Gulf of Omen. Israeli ships are not involved in any way.

An article was published on this incident on June 2, 2021 with the headline “Iran’s largest navy ship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman”.

The youtube video was posted on June 2, 2021.

Check out the full video here:

D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:

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ANALYSIS: Misleading

FACT: An image of a ship has been shared claiming that an Iranian drone has targeted an Israeli ship, which is burning in the middle of the water. The fact is that this is an old image showing Iran's largest Navy ship catching fire (1/2) pic.twitter.com/uZuVEzENkY

— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 25, 2023

Intent:

Propagandists are circulating old videos with false claims to set their propaganda against Israel over the ongoing war in the Middle East.

Conclusion:

Claim : A ship’s photo purporting to show an Israeli ship burning in the middle of the sea, targeted by an Iranian drone has gone viral.

Fact : The image in question is an old one, from 2021, depicting the largest ship in the Iranian Navy catching fire and sinking in the Gulf of Oman. The Israeli ships are unrelated to this.

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