Old Dubai fire video falsely peddled as Saturday's Houthi attack on Yanbu oil facilities

Riyadh – The Houthi terrorist militia has been exposed for their practice of spreading falsehoods and manipulating misinformation, as evidenced by the debunking of another fabricated narrative. A circulated video from Dubai, depicting smoke and fire, was claimed to document an attack on Saudi oil facilities in Yanbu, according to Okaz newspaper.

However, it has been revealed that the footage actually shows an unrelated industrial fire from five years ago at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. The incident showcases the terrorist group's attempts to exploit old images and videos to create a false narrative. This comes in the wake of Houthi claims about attacks on oil facilities in Yanbu, which have been proven to be untrue.

Reuters' investigation confirmed that the video dates back to July 2021 and documented a fire at Jebel Ali Port following a container explosion aboard a ship. The Dubai Media Office published the video at the time, explaining that it was a depiction of the port fire, with no injuries reported. Despite the Houthi group's announcement on Saturday, Sept.

19, claiming they had targeted an Aramco facility in Yanbu, the Saudi-led Coalition Supporting the legitimate government in Yemen reported that they had thwarted multiple attacks targeting various cities, including Yanbu. However, the circulating video fails to document these events; it is simply an old video of a past incident at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai.