“Image of the damaged bathroom in Lebanon following a Hezbollah operative’s explosion.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 13 Sep 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The image dates back to January 2020 and shows damage from a suspected improvised explosive device that exploded in a public toilet at King George V Memorial Park in Hong Kong. This incident has no connection to the recent explosions in Lebanon.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 September 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 25 September 2024, 12 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0jrwmhSJZBH9meDVuqD7gkfN6HaU1YPNpm…
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