Claim: Dramatic footage of a blaze on a cargo ship has surfaced in social media posts that falsely link it to attacks on vessels in the Arabian Sea and Red Sea in December 2023. The video, which racked up tens of thousands of views in the false posts, was in fact filmed years before the attacks. It circulated online in March 2018 in reports about a vessel owned by shipping giant Maersk that caught fire, killing five crew members.
Fact-check: Old video of cargo ship fire falsely linked to December attacks
Verdict: old video of cargo ship fire falsely linked to december attacks
Organisation: AFP Fact Check
Author: Tommy Wang
Date published: 2024-02-09T04:52:00