“The viral video showing a massive explosion at an industrial plant is from the recent Iranian missile strike on Israel’s Haifa oil refinery.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 17 Jun 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The video is not related to the recent Iran-Israel conflict. It has been online since at least 2015 and allegedly shows a chemical plant explosion in China. While international media confirmed that Iran targeted Haifa and Israel shut down refinery operations, the viral video predates the attack and is unrelated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 June 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 19 June 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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