Disaster videos from Lebanon, Chile, Japan falsely shared as Iran attack
A dramatic video compilation of explosions and panicked crowds fleeing the streets swirled in social media posts about Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel on April 13, 2024. However, the clips were in fact all filmed before Tehran's assault. The footage shows a blast in Lebanon, cars blackened by forest fires in Chile and people reacting to a gas explosion in Japan. Another clip in the compilation was shared in news reports about an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon in December 2023.