Claim: Video of the Saudi Defence Minister who was frightened by the firecrackers arranged for his welcome during the Chinese New Year celebrations at the Chinese Embassy.
Fact-check: 2019 mock military exercise video in Kuwait shared as visuals of Saudi Defence Minister frightened by firecrackers at the Chinese Embassy - FACTLY
Verdict: the video shared in the post shows old visuals of a mock military exercise conducted for the emiri guards in the state of kuwait. the mock military exercise was conducted to train guards on how to protect prominent personalities from an assassination attempt. this military exercise was organised as part of the activities of the gulf defense and aviation exhibition event held at the mishref international fairgrounds in kuwait. the video is old and it has nothing to do with saudi defense minister or with the chinese new year celebrations. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2022-08-27T03:49:27