Missile Attack Hoax: False Claims of Smoke Plumes at Ukraine HQ Actually Beirut Port Collapse
Kyiv, Ukraine – A viral image circulating online falsely claims to show smoke rising from Ukraine’s security service headquarters in Kyiv after a missile attack by Russia. The misleading picture sparked widespread confusion and misinformation on social media platforms. The image shared on Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) actually depicts a collapsed section of port silos in Beirut, Lebanon, following a fire in August 2022. The incident occurred in the aftermath of a …