Claim: A video shows an explosion on the US destroyer Mason in the Red Sea following a direct hit by Houthi forces in Yemen.
Fact-check: Old footage of Norwegian ship exploding misattributed to Red Sea attack - Full Fact
Verdict: this is false. the footage is a decade old, and actually depicts a norwegian missile test on a decommissioned frigate.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Charlotte Green
Date published: 2024-05-21T00:00:00