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Footage shows Brazil fire, not Hezbollah attack on Israel

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Summary
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66% Informative

A false video of a fire in Brazil was shared thousands of times in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah .

The clip first circulated in news reports in August 2024 about a blaze that destroyed a warehouse in a town in Brazil 's northern Para state.

" Israel after Hezbollah 's attacks, Israel is burning," read a Hindi-language X post that shared the footage on September 24, 2024 .

VR Score

49

Informative language

38

Neutral language

11

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

60

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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