A picture of a Massive fire that has gone viral purports to show an Iranian attack on Israel.
@jacksonhinklle claimed the same in a twitter post that the massive fire in the image shows the Iranian attack on Israel. The tweet post was made on April 15, 2024, which has received an about 1.6M views on X.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this picture is reportedly from Iraq, when on the Erbil-Makhmur route, a gas station caught Massive fire. It is unrelated to the confrontation between Israel and Iran.
@Rudawkurdish tweeted “urgent; A citizen sent this video to Rudaw, saying a gas station caught fire on the Erbil-Makhmur road. More information will be released.” on April 13, 2024.
بەپەلە؛ هاونیشتمانییەک ئەم ڤیدیۆیەی بۆ رووداو ناردووە و دەڵێت، بەنزینخانەیەک لەسەر رێگەی هەولێر-مەخموور ئاگری گرتووە.
— Rudaw (@Rudawkurdish) April 13, 2024
زانیاریی زیاتر بڵاودەکەینەوە.. pic.twitter.com/zxziVVQMRl
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) April 15, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: An image that features a massive fire has been shared, claiming to be of an Iranian attack on Israel. The fact is that, according to reports, this image is from Iraq, where a gas station caught fire on the Erbil-Makhmur road. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/IAyP9J5psG
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating images from Iraq claiming to be from the Iranian attack on Israel to set their narrative against Israel. An image that features a Massive fire has been shared, claiming to be of an Iranian attack on Israel. The picture actually comes from Iraq, where a gas station on the Erbil-Makhmur road caught fire, according to sources. The dispute between Israel and Iran is unrelated to it.
Conclusion:
Claim : A picture of a Massive fire that has gone viral purports to show an Iranian strike on Israel.
Fact : The fact is that, according to reports, this image is from Iraq, where a gas station caught Massive fire on the Erbil-Makhmur road. It has nothing to do with the Iran-Israel conflict.
