Claim: Iran launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on April 13, 2024, but a photo shared online of rockets lighting up the night sky did not show the assault. The picture in fact showed Israel's Iron Dome air defence system intercepting rockets from Gaza in October 2023.
Fact-check: Old photo of Israel's Iron Dome falsely linked to Iran attack
Verdict: old photo of israel's iron dome falsely linked to iran attack
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Tommy Wang
Date published: 2024-04-22T04:56:00