Claim: As fighting raged between Israel and Hezbollah, footage of a fire in Brazil was shared thousands of times in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the conflict. The clip first circulated in news reports in August 2024 about a blaze that destroyed a warehouse in a town in Brazil's northern Para state.
Fact-check: Footage shows Brazil fire, not Hezbollah attack on Israel
Verdict: footage shows brazil fire, not hezbollah attack on israel
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Sachin Baghel
Date published: 2024-10-11T06:57:00