On December 10, 2024, a news piece was widely spread on social media platforms that Israel has announced destroying the Syrian military navy fleet, while the attached image of the news story carries another story.
By Jana Elkerm Published Dec. 16, 2024
Photo screenshot from the news story of “هنا القاهرة” ’s Facebook page
➢ Claim: Israel announces the destruction of the Syrian military navy
Several news outlets, including: “صدى البلد”, reported about this piece of news, without knowing that the image followed by the article is a false context, as well as the lack of verification in the pre-publishing stage of their news articles.
Due to the ongoing incidents happening between Israel and Syria, the news was widely spread among people on social media platforms, including: Facebook, X, Instagram, and YouTube, marking a dramatic situation in the current Israel-Syria escalating conflict.
While there is actually evidence that Israel conducted airstrikes in Syria on the 9th of December, 2024, leaving significant damage on Syrian ships, port facilities, and military assets, the complete truth behind the whole picture of the destructions remains unclear.
Till now, no official reports, either from The Israeli Ministry of Defense and the IDF or from reliable authoritative news sources, have reported or mentioned a complete destruction of the Syrian navy.
Therefore, there is no visual documentation or imagery supporting this narrative after the recent Israeli strike.
However, a false image was spread along this news story, claiming that this featured military navy of Israel launches a strike towards Syria due to the current incidents.
The real image was published on March 28, 2023 for a Russian navy boat while launching an anti-ship missile test in the Peter the Great Gulf in the Sea of Japan.
The image was falsely taken to a different news piece with different sides involved in the story, while ignoring the fact that the ship showed in the image is hanging the flag of the Russian army.
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