November 6, 2024

Fact-Check: Unrelated Video Peddled as US Aircraft Carrier Reaching Israel

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How did we find out?: Using InVID, a video verification tool, we divided the video into keyframes and ran a reverse image search.

One of the searches led us to a report by The San Diego Union Tribune, published on 30 November 2022, which carried a still of the viral video.

The headline mentioned a “near-miss incident between two warships” in San Diego Bay, California.

It carried a visual of the incident, which identified the vessels as USS Momsen and USS Harpers Ferry.

The Independent also reported on the incident, carrying a video identical to the one in the claim.

US’ Assistance for Israel: United States’ Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Gerald R Ford, the country’s newest and largest aircraft carrier, to set sail for the Eastern Mediterranean sea to assist Israel’s operations against Hamas.

  • The carrier will be accompanied by approximately 5,000 sailors, cruisers, warplanes, and destroyers, reported Associated Press.

  • Over 1,300 people have been killed as a result of the conflict, which reportedly includes American nationals.

  • You can read the latest updates on the conflict here.

  • Conclusion: An old video of a near-miss collision between two American Navy ships in California is being falsely linked to the Israel-Palestine war.

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