Claim: Footage of the US embassy in Tel Aviv being brought down
Fact-check: Old visuals of a controlled demolition of a building in the US shared as Hamas attack on US Embassy in Tel Aviv - FACTLY
Verdict: these visuals, in fact, showcase a controlled demolition of the dominion energy tower, a 21-story office building located in virginia, usa. this demolition occurred in 2020, and numerous news agencies covered it at the time. additionally, in 2018, former us president donald trump relocated the us embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. further, there are no reports indicating any such attack on the us embassy in israel during the ongoing conflict. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Chaitanya
Date published: 2023-11-04T12:22:45