There is a video of a sinking ship floating around that purports to show the British cargo ship Rubymar being hit by a Houthis missile.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @RC_Greenway tweeted “The Biden administration’s Middle East policy was last seen in the Red Sea today before mysteriously losing all communications and AIS transmission. Iran and its Houthi surrogates were unavailable for comment.” on Feb 20, 2024. The tweet has received an about more than 5k views on X.
The Biden administration’s Middle East policy was last seen in the Red Sea today before mysteriously losing all communications and AIS transmission. Iran and its Houthi surrogates were unavailable for comment. pic.twitter.com/t6qQKDoB7c
— Robert Greenway (@RC_Greenway) February 19, 2024
Several other accounts, including @BladeoftheS, @ShortShort_News, @SamiXSavage, @runews, @NidhiJhabihar made the same claim that a Houthis missile struck the British cargo ship Rubymar, causing it to sink. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The same video, which is unrelated to this incident, has been accessible on YouTube since at least 2020. The claim that it was the British cargo ship Rubymar that was sinking in the video and was struck by a Houthis missile is absolutely false.
The video was uploaded on Youtube on June 14, 2020.
Check out the Youtube Video:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) February 20, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a sinking ship is being spread with the claim that it was the British cargo ship Rubymar and was struck by a Houthis missile. This is an unrelated old incident & same video has been available on YouTube at least since 2020.(1/2) pic.twitter.com/6bIUpkeDfx
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old videos claiming to be from the recent incident in the Red Sea to get the spotlight on social media. A video that shows a sinking ship is being spread with the claim that it was the British cargo ship Rubymar and was struck by a Houthis missile. This is an unrelated old incident, and the same video has been up on YouTube since 2020.
Conclusion:
Claim : The British cargo ship Rubymar is seen in a video that is going viral, and it is claimed that the ship was hit by a Houthis missile.
Fact : This is an unrelated old incident & same video has been available on YouTube at least since 2020.
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