A night with an orange sky. This is the scene of a video that, on social networks, is attributed to an attack by Israel on Lebanon or by Iran on Israel. Will it really be like this?
Israel began a military ground operation in Lebanon in early October. Previously, Israeli forces had already bombed the neighboring country, with the aim of dismantling Hezbollah, the Shiite group that occupies several areas of southern Lebanese territory.
Before October, it was known when the Israel Defense Forces would enter Lebanon, as Tel Aviv had already bombed the south of the country and also Beirut, the capital. At that time, some posts appeared on social media showing a video showing a sky with orange dots, in what appear to be bombings.
“Israel entered Lebanon after many aerial bombardments and cannon attacks. “He entered clandestinely to cleanse the area near Israel of Hezbollah soldiers,” reads the description of one of these videos, one of which features several shots of a city with an orange sky. In others, the attack is attributed to Iran, which allegedly attacked Israeli territory again.
What is seen in the video, however, is not an Israeli attack on Lebanon, as the descriptions read. Rather, it is a video showing the anniversary celebrations of a club in Algeria, in this case the Mouloudia Club d’Alger, which on August 7 of this year celebrated 103 years of existence.
they exist several Social media posts showing the football club’s celebrations in Algiers, the capital of Algeria. The celebrations with orange fireworks were also shared on the official social networks of the Mouloudia Club d’Alger.
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Conclusion
The video that is attributed on social networks to an Israeli attack on Lebanon (or an Iranian attack on Israel) does not correspond to any aerial bombardment. It is, instead, the celebrations of the 103rd anniversary of the Algerian club Mouloudia Club d’Alger, which decided to celebrate the anniversary with fireworks, which turned the sky over the Algerian capital orange in August of this year.
Thus, according to the Observer classification system, this content is:
MISTAKEN
In Facebook’s rating system, this content is:
FAKE: Claims about the main content are factually inaccurate. Generally, this option corresponds to “false” or “mostly false” ratings on fact-checking websites.
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Source: Observadora
