“Video of the Saudi Defence Minister who was frightened by the firecrackers arranged for his welcome during the Chinese New Year celebrations at the Chinese Embassy”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post shows old visuals of a mock military exercise conducted for the Emiri guards in the State of Kuwait. The mock military exercise was conducted to train guards on how to protect prominent personalities from an assassination attempt. This military exercise was organised as part of the activities of the Gulf Defense and Aviation Exhibition event held at the Mishref International Fairgrounds in Kuwait. The video is old and it has nothing to do with Saudi Defense Minist...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 August 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 29 August 2022, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.