post shared on social media It shows a US warship reportedly being attacked by Houthi ballistic missiles.
Naval battles have been occurring in the Red Sea over the past 24 hours, with four US ships, including the USS Labone, coming under ballistic missile attack from the Houthis. pic.twitter.com/FJQWwktGoO
— S Printer (@Sprinter99800) February 7, 2024
That claim is inaccurate. The image is from a video game.
The US military is deploying aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower to fight the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. business insider report. Officials claimed they were “continuing” to attack terrorist groups.
A post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, purports to show a video of a US warship being hit by ballistic missiles from Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The footage shows a ship floating in the open sea being bombarded with flashlights.
The caption reads: “Sea battles have been occurring in the Red Sea over the past 24 hours, with four U.S. Navy ships, including the USS Labone, coming under ballistic missile attack from the Houthis.”
The video is fabricated.The image is from “ALMA 3” gameplay. This clip can be seen in a video posted by the game’s official channel.
This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Facts debunks the claim that Elon Musk would rather drink sewage water than watch Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl.
