A viral video showing a fire that broke out in a parking lot in Chongqing, China, is being falsely shared on social media as the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel. The footage was also aired by news outlet Republic Bangla claiming to show an attack on the headquarters of Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad.
On June 13, Israel launched "Operation Rising Lion" against Iran, sparking a series of attacks and counterattacks between the two countries. Iran claimed its strike targeted the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, but Israel has denied this assertion.
Claim
On June 17, 2025, Republic Bangla aired a video showing thick black smoke rising from a massive street fire, accompanied by a breaking news report claiming that Iran had launched a missile strike on the headquarters of Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad.
We also found the video circulating on X.
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What we found
1. Video of the fire is from Chongqing, China.
BOOM ran a reverse image search using keyframes of the viral video and found a post by Sputnik Arabic from June 11, 2025. The caption of the post states that a bike exploded in a parking lot of electric bikes in Chongqing, China, causing a fire.
2. News reports on the fire in Chongqing, China
According to a BBC report carrying footage similar to the viral video, a major fire occurred at a motorcycle parking lot in Chongqing, Southwest China, on June 11, 2025. A side-by-side comparison is provided below.
Similarly, Chinese state media CGTN reported that the fire began at 1:12 p.m. local time and was fully extinguished within 21 minutes, with no casualties reported.
We also found a Reuters video report covering the incident.