Fact Check: Old video from Lebanon goes viral as Ahmedabad crash site
Following the Air India tragedy in Ahmedabad, people on social media have been sharing what they claim show the crash site. One such video is a CCTV clip showing multiple explosions in buildings. Sharing the video on Facebook, one person wrote, 'Moments recorded in CCTV, when the Air India plane fell on Medical College Hostel.'
advertisementIndia Today Fact Check found that the viral video is not from India, but from Lebanon and has been on the internet since February.Our Probe
A reverse search of keyframes from the viral clip led to a longer version of the video, posted on February 5, 2025, by Sheikh Ragheb Harb University Hospital, a Lebanon-based medical facility, on its official Facebook page. The hospital's name, Sheikh Ragheb Harb University Hospital, and logo are visible in the bottom left corner of the footage, and the same logo is partially visible in the viral clip. This confirms that the video predates the recent Air India plane crash and is therefore unrelated to the incident.The video was also circulated by several Palestinian news outlets, including the Quds News Network which identified the location as the Sheikh Ragheb Harb University Hospital in Lebanon. According to Al-Jarmaq News, a Palestinian news network, the footage shows the destruction of the hospital in the town of Toul, reportedly caused by Israeli airstrikes.advertisementFootage documenting the occupation's bombing of Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital in the town of Toul during the aggression on Lebanon.A comparison of the visuals in the viral clip with the Sheikh Ragheb Harb University Hospital in Lebanon reveals significant similarities in the surrounding areas. This strongly indicates that the video does not show the Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad, but rather a hospital in Lebanon.
We also several news reports about Israeli air raids on October 13, 2024, including an attack on a residential building near Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital, which was destroyed. On November 5, 2024, LBCI Lebanon reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted the vicinity of Sheikh Ragheb Harb Hospital in Toul, causing damage to the area.Although the exact date of the attack shown in the viral video is not mentioned in any media reports, it is more than clear to say that the footage has no connection to Ahmedabad or India.Must Watch
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