Fact Check: No, Iran Did Not Strike a Secret US Gulf Base The latest viral sensation on social media claims to show a "highly classified" US facility ablaze after an Iranian retaliatory strike.
However, the truth behind this video is far more mundane – and revealing about our digital habits. A fact checking exercise revealed that the video in question shows a fire in a market in St.
Petersburg, Russia, on December 10. This date and location have nothing to do with the Iran conflict. The ease with which false information can spread online is a worrying trend.