Claim: A picture shows a US-flagged ship that was attacked by Yemen’s Houthis in July 2024. Fact: The picture does not depict a US-flagged ship. In fact, it is an old image of the Kharg, an Iranian navy vessel, that sank after catching fire in June 2021. On 9 July 2024, X (formerly Twitter) account […]
Claim: An image shows a vessel on fire after being attacked by Yemen’s Houthi group in the Red Sea. Fact: The image is old. Neither does it show the aftermath of a Houthi attack, nor was it “breaking news” in 2023. On 31 December 2023, X (formerly Twitter) user Mario Nawfal — @MarioNawfal — posted […]
Claim: A video shows a cargo ship bound for Israel attacked by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea. Fact: The video shows a vessel named Maersk Honam that caught fire on 6 March 2018. The blaze was not a result of any attack. On 15 December 2023, X account @TheNewIndian_in posted (archive) a video of […]