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Video Shows Explosion in Lebanon, Not in South Africa's Unrest

Hind Khoudary Hind Khoudary
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22nd July 2021
Video Shows Explosion in Lebanon, Not in South Africa's Unrest
Fire burns in the port in Beirut, Lebanon (AP).

The Claim

A video depicts an explosion during the ongoing Zuma protests in South Africa.

Emerging story

A clip viewed by thousands of users online claims a harbor was destroyed in the ongoing free Zuma protests.

Misbar’s Analysis

MENA: A reverse image search revealed that the video is not related to South Africa. The video is from an incident on September 10, 2020, reporting a huge fire in the Port of Beirut, Lebanon.

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Last Thursday, as former South African President Jacob Zuma spent his first night in prison, sentenced to 15 months in jail for contempt of court, fires were lit in parts of Zuma’s KwaZulu-Natal stronghold. Trucks carrying essential goods were set alight, and a national highway was blockaded in protest, which continued over the weekend and spread to the South African cities of Pietermaritzburg and Durban.

Misbar’s Classification

Misleading

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