Claim: A Facebook post shares a video of a huge explosion followed by the formation of a mushroom-shaped cloud and claims it was the result of a "tactical nuclear bomb" targeting civilian homes in Yemen. The explosion was actually the result of a 2015 airstrike using conventional weapons by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen's capital Sanaa.
Fact-check: No, this video does not show a nuclear weapon being used in Yemen
Verdict: no, this video does not show a nuclear weapon being used in yemen
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2024-04-17T16:44:09