Authors
Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joining Newschecker’s English team, she was working with Latestly.
Claim
Hezbollah Chief crying after pager blasts in Lebanon.
Fact
Old video of Hassan Nasrallah has been shared with false context.
As a series of device explosions in an alleged Israeli attack targeting Hezbollah members rocked Lebanon last week, a video purportedly showing group chief Hassan Nasrallah in tears has caught social media attention. Those sharing the video claim to show him crying following the pager blasts that killed multiple Hezbollah operatives. Newschecker, however, found the video to be old.
Multiple X and Facebook shared the fourteen-second-long-video claiming, “Hezbollah terrorist commander Nasrallah was laughing on 7th October when innocent Israelis were been murdered by Hamas Terrorist. Today, he is crying after losing 100s of his commanders to pager blasts. Even his own life is in danger (sic)”
Such posts can be seen here, here, here and here.
Fact Check/Verification
A keyword search for “Hassan Nasrallah,” and “crying” in Arabic on YouTube led us to a post by @نهجالحشد, dated August 12, 2022. It carried a longer version of the same footage, and stated “Mr. Hassan Nasrallah weeps for Hussein#Muharram_1444 (translated from Arabic via Google)”
We also found a YouTube video by @Muammel, dated August 12, 2022, featuring Nasrallah. Around 3:09 minutes into the video, we spotted the same clip showing the Hezbollah chief in tears.
Also Read: Old, Unrelated Visuals Falsely Linked To Recent Explosions In Lebanon
We also spotted “2022” written on the backdrop seen behind Nasrallah in the video.
Further, multiple social media posts from August 2022 also featured the viral footage that is being widely circulated to show the Hezbollah chief crying after the recent pager explosions in Lebanon. Such posts can be seen here, here and here.
A report by LebanonOn, dated August 11, 2022, also stated that Nasrallah was seen bursting into tears while delivering a speech on Ashura.
Conclusion
Hence, an old video has been falsely shared to show the Hezbollah chief crying following the pager blasts in Lebanon.
Result: False
Sources
YouTube Video By @نهجالحشد, Dated August 12, 2022
YouTube Video By @Muammel, Dated August 12, 2022
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Authors
Vasudha noticed the growing problem of mis/disinformation online after studying New Media at ACJ in Chennai and became interested in separating facts from fiction. She is interested in learning how global issues affect individuals on a micro level. Before joining Newschecker’s English team, she was working with Latestly.
