On April 14, footage shot at night showing a fire breaking out near a road was shared on Facebook. In the background we hear a voice crying and another voice, in Spanish, reassuring the other person. According to those who shared the video, the scene shows an Iranian missile attack against an Israeli military facility in the Negev desert, Israel.
The reference is to Iran’s attack against Israel which took place on 13 April 2024 with the launch of drones and missiles. The Israeli military said it intercepted 99 percent of Iranian drones and missiles fired at Israeli territory. The Iranian attack occurred just under two weeks after the April 1, 2024 attack blamed on the Israeli military on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria, in which 11 people, including seven Iranian Revolutionary Guardsmen, were killed . Iran had announced that it wanted to avenge this raid.
This is misleading content, which conveys false news.
The video is real, but has no connection to the April 2024 Iranian attack on Israel. The images in question in fact https://twitter.com/chile_accion/status/1753968862360478152 at least since February 2024 and according to the descriptions reported, a fire resumes in the Achupallas neighborhood, located in the city of Viña del Mar, in the Valparaiso region, in Chile. On February 2, 2024, a fire broke out in that area causing over 130 victims . According to experts, the heat, arid conditions caused by long periods of drought and extreme winds triggered and fueled the flames.
On Fact we have dealt with several cases of disinformation regarding the recent Iranian attack on Israel.
