Beirut explosion

Beirut blast conspiracy tales abound on social media

Published on 12/08/2020 at 18:07

Within hours of the Beirut mega blast, conspiracy theories on what caused the disaster in the Lebanese capital spread like wildfire on social media.

This photo was taken in 2006 after an Israeli airstrike on a village in Lebanon

Published on 17/08/2020 at 12:48

No, this photo was taken in the Chinese city of Tianjin in August 2015

Published on 14/08/2020 at 04:20

This photo of pyramids in Egypt has been doctored to include the Lebanese flag

Published on 11/08/2020 at 10:10

Doctored video falsely claims to show missile striking Beirut port

Updated on 16/09/2020 at 16:17

This image shows the aftermath of explosions at a chemical warehouse in China in 2015

Published on 10/08/2020 at 06:40