A video showing a missile firing on a ship is going viral on social media platforms. Several users are sharing this video and claiming that Yemeni forces have hit a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in response to the bombardment of their country

An account namely King Chelsa Ug shared the video & wrote: “Yemeni forces have hit a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea with missiles and drones in response to the bombardment of their country”

Moreover, many users shared this video and made similar claims.

Fact-Check

Upon reverse-searching the keyframes generated from the viral video, the DFRAC team some reports by popular mechanics and Newsweek from June 2018. As per reports, a German air defense frigate was damaged in a missile-firing incident off the Norwegian coast.

Furthermore, the reports said that an SM-2 missile somehow became trapped in its launcher, and the resulting rocket exhaust inflicted serious damage to the ship’s bow.

Conclusion

It is evident from DFRAC’s fact-check that the viral video claiming Yemeni forces have hit a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea has been misleadingly shared on X. Originally, the video was from 2018 when a German air defense frigate was damaged in a missile-firing incident