{"id":1527326,"date":"2022-06-23T19:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T23:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1527326"},"modified":"2022-06-23T19:05:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T23:05:29","slug":"fact-check-no-moscow-airport-was-not-hit-by-a-missile-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-moscow-airport-was-not-hit-by-a-missile-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, Moscow Airport Was Not Hit By A Missile Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-no-moscow-airport-was-not-hit-by-a-missile-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1527326&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A video\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02ehTni9YscaHeEL3V46uaGZyyG5D2uStQ956sPpXv5rPzD1HD5wTU466a6hjeQ3myl&#038;id=100020577390612\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ukrainevsrussiaFiosl\/videos\/vb.100983629243150\/719714349242686\/?type%3D2%26theater&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1655990866696000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1nspxGT25ewS2OIAxtf-7k\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims an airport in Moscow was attacked by missiles, turning it into a \u201csea of flames.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7458035\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7458035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence that Moscow Airport was hit by a missile attack. The video of the plane on fire used in the alleged report predates the current Russian-Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, several Russian regions bordering Ukraine have been attacked with missile strikes, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2022\/05\/12\/explainer-explosions-fires-and-fatal-attacks-afflict-russian-regions-near-ukraine-a77656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Moscow Times<\/a>. An explosion recently occurred at Russia\u2019s Novoshakhtinsk oil refinery, which was likely struck by a Ukrainian drone, The Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jun\/22\/russian-novoshakhtinsk-oil-refinery-struck-drone-possible-attack-inside-borders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post, which links to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rlhFt4fmeDM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube video<\/a> played over 52,000 times,, claims a missile hit a Russian airplane, causing it to catch fire, killing 50 passengers onboard. \u201cMOSCOW Airport Turned into a Sea of Flames After the Missile Attack,\u201d the post\u2019s caption reads. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/15\/fact-check-ukrainian-missile-russian-ship-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: No, This Is Not Footage Of A Ukrainian Missile Blowing Up A Russian Naval Vessel)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The claim is not true. No press releases from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.svo.aero\/en\/press_center\/press_releases?year=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moscow Airport<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/eng.mil.ru\/en\/news_page\/country.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russian Ministry of Defense<\/a> make reference to an attack at any airport or against any airline flight recently. There are no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=moscow+airport+missile+attack&#038;source=lnms&#038;tbm=nws&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiG-8zdlMH4AhVklYkEHcEiCTsQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&#038;biw=1440&#038;bih=821&#038;dpr=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> suggesting an attack against any airport in Moscow took place.<\/p>\n<p>A reverse image search revealed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y_qNMCE7A2U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> of the airplane on fire featured in the video is from an Aeroflot plane crash in May 2019. Approximately 41 people were killed in the incident, while the cause of the crash was entirely known, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-48171392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC News<\/a>. The article makes no mention of a missile impact or attack on the plane.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time a transportation incident in the country has been misattributed to the current Ukrainian conflict. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/28\/fact-check-russia-military-cargo-train-derailment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/06\/17\/fact-check-russain-warship-missile-attack-ukraine\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1656001377246000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0mFzEuu-1IMRnUMDSX4pFk\">debunked<\/a> an image from 2017 that claimed to show a Russian military cargo train derailed near Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video\u00a0shared on Facebook claims an airport in Moscow was attacked by missiles, turning it into a \u201csea of flames.\u201dFacebook\/ScreenshotVerdict: False There is no evidence that Moscow Airport was hit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1527326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1527326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1527326"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1527326\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1527326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1527326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1527326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}