FACT CHECK: Video Shows Algerian Celebration, Not Iranian Attack

Joseph Casieri | Fact Check Reporter

A post shared on social media purportedly shows a video of Iran’s recent airstrike in Israel.

Verdict: False

The video dates back to August 2023 and is related to soccer celebrations in Algeria.

Fact Check:

The Israeli Defense Force recently carried out airstrikes on banks in Lebanon, NBC News reported. These overnight attacks were meant to disrupt Hezbollah finances.

A post shared on Facebook shows a video suggesting that it is an Israeli city under attack. The video shows  chaos on the road as people run on the shoulder while a siren sounds and the sky is red.

The video’s caption reads, “The Hell Iran Has created for Tel Aviv.”

The claim is inaccurate. The video dates back to August 2023 and is related to soccer celebrations in Algeria. The video was posted in August 2023 on TikTok. The description suggests that the video was related to to soccer club Mouloudia Club d’Alger.

@marwanesell1m #حبوعقلية❤️🌹💚 #viragesudmouloudeen❤️💚❤️🇮🇹 #mouloudia_1921❤💚 #مولودية🇧🇬🇧🇬_نعشق_فيهااا💚 #مولوديةالجزائر #greenscreen #mouloudia_virage_sud🇮🇹🙏 ♬ الصوت الأصلي – VIRAG SUD MOULOUDEEN🇮🇹

The Mouloudia Club d’Alger also shared a video of the fireworks celebration on their Facebook account. A translation of the description reads, “In the year twenty-one… well-known men founded you in the Kasbah… and today your children are still raising your candle… and the green and red will continue to carry you until the Day of Judgment.”

Iran did fire 180 ballistic missiles into Israel on Oct. 1, according to AP News. These landed in central and southern Israel and two Israelis were wounded and one Palestinian was killed.  (RELATED: No, Donald Trump Did Not Make A Truth Social Post Saying He Hopes ‘America Obliterates Israel’)

This is not the first time misinformation has circulated online. Check Your Fact recently debunked a claim Jimmy Carter is dead.

Joseph Casieri

Fact Check Reporter

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