An Iranian suicide drone is said to have gotten stuck in the wires of an electric pole in Iraq, according to a video that has gone viral. The footage has been connected to the growing conflicts between Israel and Iran.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @RealBababanaras tweeted “An Iranian drone stuck in Iraq’s electrical cables when it was in the way to attack Israel. #IranAttack #IranAttackIsrael” on April 14, 2024. The tweet has received an about 24.4k views on X.
An Iranian drone stuck in Iraq's electrical cables when it was in the way to attack Israel.#IranAttack #IranAttackIsrael pic.twitter.com/a9UKiDzOu7
— Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) April 14, 2024
Several other accounts, including @Manishkumarttp, @Incognito_qfs, @raviagrawal3, @Ostrov_A, @AvivaKlompas, @Rohit_SVK, @Vivekpandey21, @AsadMansoor222, @xumas_iq made the same claim that a drone fired by Iranian forces against Israel n Iraq struck a pole. It is is being linked to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
This is an outdated Syrian video that is unrelated to the current conflict. So, the claim that it is a recent video where the Iranian suicide drone got stuck in the wires of electric poles in Iraq is not true at all. We visited nabd, which published an article on this incident on Feb 20, 2024 with the headline “An unidentified drone hits electrical cables in the town of Qamar al-Din in the countryside of #Al-Hasakah, northeastern #Syria”. This shows that it is not related to recent conflict at all.
@QalaatM tweeted “Syria: photo of the day. An unidentified drone stuck in electric wires in Hasakah province.” on Feb 21, 2024.
Syria: photo of the day. An unidentified drone stuck in electric wires in Hasakah province. pic.twitter.com/U7borPzbFm
— QalaatM (@QalaatM) February 20, 2024
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) April 14, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a drone stuck in electric wires has been shared, claiming that an Iranian suicide drone got stuck in the wires of electric poles in Iraq; the video is being linked to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/ITZmuAsgfY
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating old videos with false claims to set their propaganda over the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. A video that shows a drone stuck in electric wires has been shared, claiming that an Iranian suicide drone got stuck in the wires of electric poles in Iraq; the video is being linked to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. It’s not related to the current war at all; this is an older Syrian video.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video purporting to show an Iranian suicide drone being entangled in the wires of an electric pole in Iraq has gone viral. The footage has been associated with the growing hostilities between Israel and Iran.
Fact : This is an old video from Syria that has nothing to do with the ongoing conflict.
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