{"id":311634,"date":"2026-03-18T15:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T09:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=311634"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:12:19","slug":"west-asia-conflict-2025-syria-gas-station-fire-video-falsely-viral-as-iran-bombing-israeli-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/west-asia-conflict-2025-syria-gas-station-fire-video-falsely-viral-as-iran-bombing-israeli-city\/","title":{"rendered":"West Asia Conflict: 2025 Syria gas station fire video falsely viral as Iran bombing Israeli city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As tensions continue to escalate across West Asia, a video, around 33 seconds in length, is viral on social media, with the claim that it shows scenes from an Israeli city bombed with cluster missiles by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>X user <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bekiservet\/status\/2033290247551832158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bekiservet<\/a> posted the viral video on March 16. The caption reads: &#8220;<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-nhe8su r-yn5ncy r-clrlgt r-nvplwv\">Even if the broadcasting ban carried a 50-year prison sentence instead of 5 years, we wouldn&#8217;t deprive people of this pleasure! You&#8217;re burning as of now, Tel Aviv.<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-nhe8su r-yn5ncy r-clrlgt r-nvplwv\"> The Rishon LeZion area, where the Iranian missile fell, is burning tonight&#8230;&#8221; <\/span>(<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/svMSk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tr\">Yay\u0131n yasa\u011f\u0131n\u0131n 5 y\u0131l de\u011fil 50 y\u0131l hapis cezas\u0131 olsa bile insanlar\u0131 bu zevkten mahrum b\u0131rakmay\u0131z!<\/p>\n<p>An itibar\u0131yla yan\u0131yorsun Tel Aviv\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\u0130ran f\u00fczesinin d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc\u011f\u00fc Rishon Le Zion b\u00f6lgesi yan\u0131yor bu gece&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w51GbG1Cb7\">pic.twitter.com\/w51GbG1Cb7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Servet BEK\u0130 (@bekiservet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bekiservet\/status\/2033290247551832158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another user (<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/K_TURK_19051919\/status\/2033426888094265625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@K_TURK_19051919<\/a>) posted the video with similar claims. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/xPOgk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tr\">Konu\u015fman\u0131n terc\u00fcmesi:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u015eu anda, \u0130ran&#8217;dan gelen bir f\u00fczenin Tel Aviv yak\u0131nlar\u0131ndaki Rishon LeZion b\u00f6lgesine isabet etmesinin ard\u0131ndan b\u00f6lge bu gece alevler i\u00e7inde.<\/p>\n<p>Yay\u0131n yasa\u011f\u0131n\u0131 ihlal etmenin cezas\u0131 5 y\u0131l yerine 50 y\u0131l hapis olsa bile, insanlar\u0131 bu andan mahrum b\u0131rakmazd\u0131k. \u015eu\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RGPUUdE9a2\">pic.twitter.com\/RGPUUdE9a2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KABAC \ud803\udc45\ud803\udc07\ud803\udc3c\ud803\udc30 \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 (@K_TURK_19051919) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/K_TURK_19051919\/status\/2033426888094265625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other others on X, including <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ahturgut\/status\/2033274941970215353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ahturgut<\/a>, <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BilalTekatli63\/status\/2033327809666416871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BilalTekatli63<\/a>, <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MuammerAydin_25\/status\/2033304573280956727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MuammerAydin_25<\/a>, <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GazaNews571\/status\/2033302113745248696\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@GazaNews571<\/a>, also posted the viral clip, claiming that the area of Rishon LeZion, in Israel, had been bombed. (Archives: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/QETQ9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/iiBqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/c5imZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/Me3Gd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a>)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For screenshots, see below:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-311634 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/west-asia-conflict-2025-syria-gas-station-fire-video-falsely-viral-as-iran-bombing-israeli-city\/screenshot_83-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_83.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_83.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_83-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/west-asia-conflict-2025-syria-gas-station-fire-video-falsely-viral-as-iran-bombing-israeli-city\/screenshot_82-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_82.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_82.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_82-221x300.jpg 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/west-asia-conflict-2025-syria-gas-station-fire-video-falsely-viral-as-iran-bombing-israeli-city\/screenshot_81-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"593\" height=\"832\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_81.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_81.jpg 593w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_81-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/west-asia-conflict-2025-syria-gas-station-fire-video-falsely-viral-as-iran-bombing-israeli-city\/screenshot_84-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_84.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_84.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_84-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>To verify the authenticity of the claims surrounding the viral clip, first, we broke down the video into keyframes. Running a reverse image search on one such keyframe led us to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/r\/1C5Mt4D9sn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this video<\/a>, uploaded on Facebook, on April 23, 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1286654209968506\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The caption, which is in Arabic, says: &#8220;A massive fire broke out at the &#8216;Al-Boushi&#8217; gas station in the city of Al-Bab, east of Aleppo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taking cue from this, we ran a relevant keyword search, and came across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alfajrnewsae\/posts\/%D8%A3%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A8-28-%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%B9-%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AD%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%B6%D8%AE%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%B9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%88\/1242302304570391\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this news report<\/a>, posted Alfajr Newspaper, which talks about the same incident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-311655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_86-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_86-1.jpg 778w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_86-1-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_86-1-768x639.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It reports that a gas explosion in the city of Al-Bab in northern Syria left at least 28 people injuries. It took the authorities more than three hours to bring the flames under control, after it had spread to adjacent buildings.<\/p>\n<p>To conclude, footage from a gas explosion in Syria in April 2025 has gone viral on social media with users incorrectly claiming that it shows an Israeli city being bombed by Irani missile clusters amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As tensions continue to escalate across West Asia, a video, around 33 seconds in length, is viral on social media, with the claim that it shows scenes from an Israeli city bombed with cluster missiles by Iran. X user @bekiservet posted the viral video on March 16. The caption reads: &#8220;Even if the broadcasting ban [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":311725,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[728],"class_list":["post-311634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>West Asia Conflict: 2025 Syria gas station fire video falsely viral as Iran bombing Israeli city - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"West Asia Conflict: 2025 Syria gas station fire video falsely viral as Iran bombing Israeli city - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As tensions continue to escalate across West Asia, a video, around 33 seconds in length, is viral on social media, with the claim that it shows scenes from an Israeli city bombed with cluster missiles by Iran. 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