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Video of Masonic Lodges on Fire Is Not Recent

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10th October 2022
Video of Masonic Lodges on Fire Is Not Recent
The video is older than claimed (Twitter)

The Claim

A recently shot video shows fire ravaging three Masonic lodges in Greater Vancouver, Canada.

Emerging story

Social media users have widely circulated a video purporting to show a fire that recently burnt three masonic lodges in Vancouver, Canada.

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Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar investigated the circulating video and found the claim to be misleading. The video dates back to 2021.

Fires at Masonic Lodges in Vancouver, Canada 

Upon conducting a reverse image search, Misbar’s team found that the video dates back to 2021.

 

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صورة متعلقة توضيحية

In 2021, fires ravaged three different masonic lodges in Vancouver, Canada. According to media reports, the fires were caused by arsonist.

Misbar’s team found no reliable news of recent fires in masonic lodges in Canada.

What is Freemasonry?

Freemasonry is the world’s largest secret society. Being a fraternity, the membership to the society is exclusive to men. According to Britannica, freemasonry is: “An oath-bound society, often devoted to fellowship, moral discipline, and mutual assistance, that conceals at least some of its rituals, customs, or activities from the public.”

Freemasons have lodges in different locations across the world.

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Misbar’s Classification

Misleading

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