{"id":2269693,"date":"2024-06-17T14:27:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T18:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-russian-military-testing-missiles-is-from-2018-in-the-white-sea-not-2024-near-florida\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T14:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T18:27:55","slug":"fact-check-russian-military-testing-missiles-is-from-2018-in-the-white-sea-not-2024-near-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-russian-military-testing-missiles-is-from-2018-in-the-white-sea-not-2024-near-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: The claim that the Russian military is testing missiles near Florida in 2024 is false; the footage is from 2018 in the White Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">52<\/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-russian-military-testing-missiles-is-from-2018-in-the-white-sea-not-2024-near-florida%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=2269693&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-secretary-says-12k-illegal-migrants-released-in-u-s-in-recent-weeks-could-be-even-higher\/\" title=\"DHS Secretary Says 12K Illegal Migrants Released In U.S. In Recent Weeks: \u2018Could Be Even Higher\u2019\">social media post claimed<\/a> to \u200bshow \u200ba recent video of the Russian military conducting missile launches off the\u200d coast of Florida. This claim is false; the footage is actually \u2063from\u200c a 2018 missile \u2064test in the White Sea. \u200dIn related news, the Moscow Exchange has been hit\u200b by new sanctions, resulting in the cessation of exchanges to U.S. dollars \u200cand euros. Additional sanctions\u2063 are targeting technology and gold\u2063 laundering activities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A post<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8IFTtOvgKU\/\"> shared on social media<\/a> purportedly shows a recent video of the Russian military conducting missile launches off the coast of Florida.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8IFTtOvgKU\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The video is from a 2018 test in the White Sea.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>New sanctions have hit the Moscow Exchange, forcing\u00a0 a statement that exchanges to U.S. dollars and euros are shut down, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/13\/investing\/us-russia-sanctions-dollar-euro-trading\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. The new sanctions will also go after technology and gold-laundering, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckvv1wydkwqo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on Instagram purportedly shows the Russian military launching missiles from a submarine in an exercise. The video shows missiles ascending into the air from a submarine which creates a large plume of smoke over the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The caption reads, \u201cBreaking Russia conducting marine exercise with nuclear submarines just 66 miles off the coast of Florida\u2026 The \u2018Let\u2019s keep sending more tax dollars to Ukraine\u2019 crowd is really quiet right now\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-an-israeli-helicopter-shot-down-by-hamas\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show An Israeli Helicopter Shot Down By Hamas?\">video dates back<\/a> to<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bAx85FNb_EQ\">2018<\/a><span> <\/span>when the Russian military successfully launched four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">intercontinental ballistic missiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bAx85FNb_EQ?si=B5ERUkjDb0sLD6u6\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The launch site was the<span> <\/span>White Sea<span> <\/span>off the Northwest coast of Russia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/training-sim\/2018\/05\/23\/see-a-russian-sub-test-fire-4-icbms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported. The report also indicated that the mock warheads did hit their intended target on the eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/12\/fact-check-post-damaged-su-57\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Post Claims To Show Damaged SU-57)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Russian warships have arrived in Cuba recently. In response to this, the United States sent naval vessels to the region,<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/13\/us-news\/us-navy-has-fast-attack-sub-in-cuba-after-russia-sends-nuclear-sub-warships-to-havana\/\">The New York Post<\/a><span> <\/span>reported.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/14\/fact-check-video-us-special-forces-gaza\/\">debunked<\/a> a claim U.S. troops are in Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social media post claims to show a recent video of the Russian military launching missiles near Florida. This is false; the footage is from a 2018 test in the White Sea. 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