| Title: | This video shows an explosion in Beirut in 2020, not Russian strikes on Ukraine in 2022 |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.323W3V8 |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | February 25, 2022 |
| Description: | After Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, dramatic footage of a huge explosion was viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts that claimed it shows buildings destroyed by Russian air strikes. In fact, the video shows a deadly blast that ripped through the Lebanese capital Beirut in August 2020. |
This video shows an explosion in Beirut in 2020, not Russian strikes on Ukraine in 2022
After Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, dramatic footage of a huge explosion was viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts that claimed it shows buildings destroyed by Russian air strikes. In fact, the video shows a deadly blast that ripped through the Lebanese capital Beirut in August 2020.
