Claim: A photo shows a ship with a US flag on fire after it was targeted in the Gulf of Aden.
Fact-check: Photo supposedly showing US-flagged ship targeted in Gulf of Aden is of Iranian vessel in 2021 - Full Fact
Verdict: this isn't what the image shows. it is actually of an iranian navy vessel which caught fire and sank in the gulf of oman in 2021.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Charlotte Green
Date published: 2024-07-11T00:00:00