{"id":2271281,"date":"2024-06-19T09:12:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T13:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-claims-to-show-hit-us-destroyer-hit-by-yemen\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T09:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T13:14:13","slug":"fact-check-image-claims-to-show-hit-us-destroyer-hit-by-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-image-claims-to-show-hit-us-destroyer-hit-by-yemen\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Image Allegedly Depicts US Destroyer Struck by Yemen Attack"},"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\">22<\/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-image-claims-to-show-hit-us-destroyer-hit-by-yemen%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=2271281&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>The summary focuses on disputing a claim shared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X by a user named Leyla Rostami. The post suggests that a U.S. destroyer was\u2064 targeted by Yemen in the Red Sea, showing an image\u2064 of a ship emitting smoke. However, the \u2064claim has been proven false.\u2064 Fact-checking revealed that the\u2064 image is actually from 2023 and \u200bdepicts a Chinese amphibious assault \u200cship conducting a smoke screen test. Additional \u2064context provided indicates recent activities in the region, including \u200ba missile strike\u2062 by Houthi rebels targeting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-u-k-israel-condemn-iranian-strike-on-oil-tanker\/\" title=\"U.S., U.K., Israel condemn Iranian strike on oil tanker\">commercial ship<\/a>, but there has been no acknowledgment of any attack involving a U.S. military ship as claimed in\u200d the X post.  <\/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>An image<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LeylaRostami\/status\/1802419115241636066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/LeylaRostami\/status\/1802419115241636066&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1718732156946000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3rExPBa2bbznFFBBIXOJAC\"><span id=\"m_-664465430997678779mt-tracked-link_2_1718645709236\"><\/span> shared on X<\/a> claims to show a U.S. destroyer hit by Yemen.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yemen Has Targeted an American destroyer in the Red Sea!!!<\/p>\n<p>W\ud83d\ude0ew\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TO0YM7vjgj\">pic.twitter.com\/TO0YM7vjgj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LEYLA (@LeylaRostami) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeylaRostami\/status\/1802419115241636066?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The image appears to be from a Chinese amphibious assault ship doing a smoke screen test in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Just this past Thursday, Houthi rebels hit a commercial ship and one civilian was airlifted off, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/missile-strike-yemens-houthi-rebels-sets-cargo-ship-fire-injures-sailo-rcna157139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>. The U.S has targeted the Yemen group\u2019s radar, but they have yet to acknowledge the loss, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-houthi-israel-hamas-red-sea-shipping-ab6fee82e73170b7e2edbab90ed6c14c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AP News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The X post claims to show a photo of an American ship attacked by Yemen. The image shows a large ship billowing smoke.<\/p>\n<p>One user wrote, \u201cYemen Has Targeted an American destroyer in the Red Sea!!! W\ud83d\ude0ew\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This claim is false. Through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-this-is-not-matt-gaetzs-actual-senior-photo-from-high-school\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, This Is Not Matt Gaetz\u2019s Actual Senior Photo From High School\">reverse image search<\/a>, Check Your Fact found that the video is from 2023 and likely shows a Chinese amphibious assault ship. An X account claimed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1727092450584326480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> shows a Type 071 Chinese amphibious assault ship.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reports earlier that Hull Number: (980) also known as the Longhu Shan, a Type 071 Amphibious-Transport Dock with the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy had suffered a Engineering Casualty and was on Fire off the Coast now appear to be False, with the Video reported to actually\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2EFfb3iFAM\">pic.twitter.com\/2EFfb3iFAM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sentdefender\/status\/1727092450584326480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cReports earlier that Hull Number: (980) also known as the Longhu Shan, a Type 071 Amphibious-Transport Dock with the Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy had suffered a Engineering Casualty and was on Fire off the Coast now appear to be False, with the Video reported to actually show a Test of the Ship\u2019s Smoke Screen which would be used during Amphibious Operations,\u201d the tweet reads.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthi rebels claimed to have targeted two civilian commercial vessels and an American destroyer on June 16, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/theaters\/middle_east\/2024-06-16\/houthi-attacks-us-destroyer-red-sea-14201695.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters<\/a>. A spokesperson for the group stated these attacks are in support of Palestine as they target ships with connections to Israel, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2472224\/houthis-claim-attacks-on-two-vessels-us-destroyer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Express Tribune<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact reached out to the Department of Defense for comment. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/05\/fact-check-image-fire-rafah-camp-ai-generated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Image Purporting To Show Fire In Rafah Near Tent Camp Is AI-Generated)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral image on X, purportedly showing a U.S. destroyer attacked by Yemen in the Red Sea, is misleading. The photo is actually from 2023, depicting a Chinese amphibious assault ship conducting a smoke screen test. Fact-checkers have confirmed the image&#8217;s true origin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2271282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1968679374-scaled-e1718652761348.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29362],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2271281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-caller"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-1968679374-scaled-e1718652761348.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271281","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=2271281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2271281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2271282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2271281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2271281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2271281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}