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It is falsely claimed that the photo depicts weapons as a US donation to Israel.

FATBARDH DEMA

A Facebook page with content in Albanian called "Al Aqsa Mosque" has published an image showing several weapons (bombs), claiming that they were donated to Israel by the United States of America (USA).

After fact-checking conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that the image is old, and depicts footage of several bombs in an ammunition storage area in the Republic of Korea.


Link to the post published on Facebook by the "Al Aqsa Mosque" page:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02xvNK45fxDJmBrSVtqbAaPyeTuUwN7R4i8HmnLKWtAaH4RYf1EX4szGq13MfGiEEgl&id=61553997681678


After research conducted through the automated program "InVID", hibrid.info managed to find the same image published in an article by the American medium "BussinesInsider.com". (see here)

The caption of this image clarifies that it was taken in 2014 by “Senior Airman Katrina Heikkinen,” at an ammunition storage area in the Republic of Korea. (see here)

The caption of the photo, translated into Albanian:

More than 80 Blu-109 and Mark-84 bombs at the Wolf Pack ammunition storage area, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, October 23, 2014.


Analyze:

A Facebook page has published an image from 2014, taken in the Republic of Korea, falsely claiming to show bombs donated to Israel as aid from the US.

Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this post as "Fake News".


Reasoning:

The "Fake News" rating is given to media reports that are entirely the product of a medium that itself contains factually incorrect claims or information.

Content that is considered fake news can be reliably determined to have been created and distributed with the intent to misinform the public, i.e., to present a claim that is completely false as fact.

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