A video of a burning ship recently circulated, claiming that Hezbollah targeted a ship at the Israeli port of Haifa. However, D-Intent Data has discovered that the video actually shows an old incident involving the Turkish-owned cargo ship Yaf Horizon, which caught fire at the port on June 10, 2024.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter), @ZAINABALI_72 wrote. BREAKING: Hezbollah has officially started striking the Israeli port of Haifa for the first time. As of now, the post has received more than 70k views and a significant number of engagements.
Several other users, influencers and propagandists have also shared the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @_Syed_Husain_, @WAJprestige
The truth about the video, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video of a burning ship and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that the video was old. And unrelated to any drone attack or gunfire.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a reverse image search of some key frames from the viral video on Google Lens. This led us to a media report containing the same visuals published in June 2024. According to the media report, a Turkish-owned cargo ship named Yaf Horizon caught fire while it was docked at the Israeli Port of Haifa on June 10, 2024. According to on-scene commander Moshe Chiko Levy, the fire was contained in the generator room on the second level of the engine room. The officials have dismissed the possibility that a drone strike or gunfire started the fire.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the video was old and unrelated to drone strike or gunfire.
Intent
Influencers are circulating old videos with misleading claims to set their narrative against Israel over the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
Conclusion
Claim– The video shows Hezbollah targeted Israeli ships at the port of Haifa.
Fact– The video is old and depicts a Turkish-owned cargo ship named Yaf Horizon caught fire while it was docked at the Israeli Port of Haifa on June 10, 2024.
