Authors
Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.
Claim
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu running to his security bunker after Iran had fired a barrage of missiles, the latest in a series of escalating attacks in a years-long conflict between Israel and Iran and its Arab allies that threatens to push the Middle East closer toward a region-wide war.
The archived version of the post can be seen here.
Fact
Newschecker ran a keyword search for “Netanyahu running bunker missiles”, which led us to a clearer version of the video, posted by Netanyahu’s official X handle on December 14, 2021, predating the recent firing. “I am always proud to run for you.. It was taken half an hour ago in the Knesset,” read the post, translated from Hebrew.
We came across multiple news reports from December 2021, seen here and here, stating that he was rushing across the corridors to vote in the Knesset, which is the Israeli parliament, on a law that was passed by one vote.
Similar news reports debunking the viral video can be seen here, here and here.
Result: False
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Source
X post, Benjamin Netanyahu, December 14, 2021
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Authors
Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.
