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Video shows fireworks display in Algeria, not Iran's attack on Israel

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A video of a fireworks display in Algeria 's capital of Algiers in 2020 has been viewed tens of thousands of times in posts about Iran launching an attack against Israel on October 1, 2024 .

The 15-second clip -- reshared more than 18,000 times -- shows red flares exploding across a skyline.

" Tonight , Israel becomes hell," read the Indonesian -language caption alongside a video on X on October 2, 2024 ..

VR Score

69

Informative language

64

Neutral language

33

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

63

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

21

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