A video showing intense missile strikes is being widely circulated on social media with many users claiming it depicts recent US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
A Facebook user posted the video with a caption: ईरान के फोर्डो, नतांज़ और इस्फ़हान परमाणु सुविधाओं पर बमबारी की फुटेज है ये!ट्रंप ने ईरान पर हमला कर के ईरान को उकसाया है!ओर ट्रंप चाहता है कि ईरान शांति बनाए रखे! (English version: This is the footage of the bombing of Iran’s Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities! Trump has provoked Iran by attacking it! And Trump wants Iran to maintain peace!)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the claim and found it to be false.
Conducting a Reverse Image Search of the video keyframes, the NM team traced the footage to a video report by The Indian Express on its YouTube channel on December 25, 2024.
According to the report, the visuals show Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Paktika province, which resulted in the deaths of women, children, and refugees. The Taliban’s ministry of Defence condemned the strikes, describing them as a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty, and vowed to retaliate.
Additionally, we found a report by Hindustan Times featuring the same viral video. The report confirmed that the visuals depict Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan’s Paktika province. As per the report, the strikes targeted a training facility and reportedly killed at least 15 people, including women and children.
Thus, we can conclusively say that the video claiming to show US strikes on Iran’s Nuclear sites is False.
