2020 video shared of alleged Houthi attack on US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea

Claim
Following the Houthi attack on the American aircraft carrier USS Dwight Eisenhower in the Red Sea.

Do
2020 video of a fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego

A 27-second video showing thick smoke rising from a colossal ship is being widely shared on social media platforms, with users saying it shows the aftermath of an alleged Houthi attack on the USS Dwight Eisenhower, an American aircraft carrier in the Red Sea. . However, Newschecker found this claim to be false. The video shows a fire that occurred in 2020 aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego.

Several X users are sharing the footage purporting to show the alleged Houthi attack on the US ship, while others have posted screenshots of the clip.

Such messages can be seen here, here And here.

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THE Houthis, an Iranian-backed Yemeni rebel group, said it launched an attack on the USS Dwight Eisenhower in the Red Sea in retaliation for the joint US-UK operation last week. However, a Business Insider A report on the issue said a US defense official rejected Houthi claims that their ship had been attacked.

Verification/fact-checking

While browsing the comment sections of the social media posts containing the viral images, we noticed a comment from a user pointing out that the video actually shows a fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in 2020 in San Diego.

Taking an idea, we searched for the keywords “USS Bonhomme Richard” and “fire” on Youtube produced a report of The Guardian, dated July 13, 2020. “More than 20 people were lightly injured Sunday after an explosion and fire aboard a ship at a San Diego naval base, military officials said. The fire was reported shortly before 9 a.m. on the USS Bonhomme Richard, said Mike Raney, a spokesman for the Pacific Navy Fleet,” the report said.

After comparing the key frames of the widely circulated footage with the Guardian video showing the burning of the USS Bonhomme Richard, we might conclude that they both depict the same incident.

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Detailing the incident, a ABC News A July 2020 report stated: “More than 400 sailors are working to extinguish the massive fire that continues to rage aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego and Navy officials are unsure how long the fire will last could continue to burn. »

“There's a huge amount of heat underneath and that's where it is – it's flashing – also forward, closer to the bow, there's still a heat source and we're trying to achieve this as well,” Rear Admiral Philip Sobeck, the Expeditionary Strike Group 3 commander, was quoted as saying.

Several other points of sale such as Daily Mail, CNN And San Diego Union Tribune also reported on the 2020 fire aboard the US Navy ship San Diego, containing images and visuals similar to the viral video.

Furthermore, we also found Facebook posts from July 2020, featuring the widely circulated video showing the fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego.

We have not been able to independently verify whether the American ship stationed in the Red Sea was attacked or not. However, the evidence proves that this particular video is old and originates from San Diego.

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Conclusion

We could therefore conclude that a video from 2020 of a fire on board a ship was falsely shared to show the attack on the USS Dwight Eisenhower by the Houthis.

Result: False

Sources
YouTube video by The GuardianDated July 13, 2020
Report by ABC NewsDated July 14, 2020

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