“A viral video shows Iran attacking an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia as retaliation following recent US–Israel strikes.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Mar 2026.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The viral video is from July 2024 and shows Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah, not an Iranian attack on a Saudi oil facility. The video predates the February 2026 escalation and is being misattributed to the current conflict.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 March 2026. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 March 2026, 1 day later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/2077678589465016
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