Does a video capture the British cargo ship Rubymar sinking after being targeted by Houthis? No, that's not true: The video shows the cargo bulk carrier Atlantic Confidence near the island of Masirah in Oman. It's from 2013, well predating the ongoing Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, which began after the outbreak of the Hamas-Israel conflict on…

Did the U.S. Congress declare war on Iran and its proxies in the Middle East and did the Pentagon dispatch 150,000 troops trained in street fighting to the United Arab Emirates in preparation to invade Iran? No, that's not true: There is no U.S. declaration of war against Iran and no evidence that US troops are gathering in the UAE…

Does a video on TikTok depict a Yemeni Unmanned Underwater Vessel (UUV) that was targeted by the U.S. Central Command in the Red Sea on February 17, 2024? No, that's not true: The video shows Combat XLUUV, an underwater vehicle produced by the South Korean company Hanwha Ocean, exhibited at the International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition (Madex) held in Busan,…

Did Jordan extend an overland passage for Israeli imports coming from India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)? No, that's not true: Although there are scores of videos in Arabic claiming that Israel opted for an alternative route to naval freight in the Red Sea because of pro-Iranian Houthi rebel attacks that blocked international navigation, Jordanian Prime Minister Bishr al-Khasawneh…

Has Jorvan Vieira died? No, that's not true: The Brazilian football coach, who famously led Iraq to win its first Asia Cup during the Iraq War in 2007, denied on Instagram the rumor of his own death. Additionally, the Iraq Football Association has not sent condolences regarding his alleged death, as a video claimed on TikTok. The claim appeared in…

Did Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi launch a sea bridge for Israeli imports in February 2024 after Yemeni rebels obstructed navigation to Israel? No, that's not true: There are no news reports that Egypt has set up a sea link with Israel. Politically, creating a sea bridge with Israel is highly unlikely considering the tension between the Mideast neighbors after Israel…

Does a video on TikTok depict Gen. Mark A. Milley, then the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, announcing an investigation into the alleged murder of civilians in Iraq's Sunni areas purportedly committed by Shiite militias? No, that's not true: The Arabic-dubbed version of the video has altered audio, and the original video is unrelated. The clip is from a…

Did Egypt construct a buffer zone on its Gaza border as a precautionary measure to accommodate Palestinians in case an Israeli offensive into Rafah prompts an exodus across the frontier? No, that's not true: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi has warned that a forced or voluntary Palestinian exodus is a "red line" and that his nation will not allow Palestinian refugees…

Does a video on social media depict a U.K. ship in the Red Sea sinking after being targeted by the Houthis? No, that's not true: The video is from 2020, preceding the onset of Houthi attacks on U.K. and U.S. vessels in the Red Sea during the Hamas-Israel conflict that started on October 7, 2023. The footage depicts the intentional…

Does a photo on social media depict an Israeli officer named Hera Binyafir who was recently killed after appearing in photos torturing elderly Palestinians? No, that's not true: The photo in the post is from 2010, and the Israeli woman in the photo is Eden Abergil, who completed her military service in 2009. The claim appeared in a video (archived…