Amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine war, a video showing a machine rigorously breaking a surface has gone viral on social media, claiming that it’s the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) method of burying terrorists in tunnels.
The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: “Another method by the IDF to bury terrorists in their tunnels”.
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be FALSE.
Running the video keyframes through a Reverse Image Search, the NM team found a YouTube video by Interesting Engineering, dated September 4, 2023, which describes that it showcases a unique device designed for removing old tile layers from a chimney.
Searching further, we found the same video uploaded on the official X handle of ‘World of Engineering’, dated November 8, 2023, with a caption: “Rotary tile breaking tool”. Other posts affirm that the video depicts a tool designed to expedite the removal of clay flue tiles. It is explicitly unrelated to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Rotary tile breaking tool.
pic.twitter.com/NNMcgDJMY4— World of Engineering (@engineers_feed) November 9, 2023
Thus, it is evident from the above information that the viral video is unrelated to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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