{"id":2307240,"date":"2024-07-24T09:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-video-claims-houthis-have-hit-171-vessels\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T09:36:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T13:36:26","slug":"fact-check-video-claims-houthis-have-hit-171-vessels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-video-claims-houthis-have-hit-171-vessels\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Video Claims Houthis Have Hit 171 Vessels"},"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\">18<\/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-video-claims-houthis-have-hit-171-vessels%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=2307240&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\u2063 video shared \u200con X claims that the Houthis have \u2064sunk or targeted 171 vessels, but\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-george-soros-co-opts-the-media-and-keeps-criticism-down\/\" title=\"How George Soros Co-opts the Media and Keeps Criticism Down\">fact-checking reveals<\/a> this to be misleading.\u200c While \u200dthe Houthis did threaten retaliation after an \u2062Israeli strike on a Yemeni\u200c oil depot, there is no evidence to support the claim that they \u200bhave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-u-s-military-strikes-car-carrying-multiple-suicide-bombers-en-route-to-kabul-airport-officials-say\/\" title=\"BREAKING: U.S. Military Strikes Car Carrying \u2018Multiple Suicide Bombers\u2019 En Route To Kabul Airport, Officials Say\">successfully hit<\/a> or sunk 171 ships. Social media users have been sharing this claim, but news reports suggest the actual number of targeted ships is much lower. The Associated Press reported that the Houthis have targeted 70 vessels, killing four sailors, indicating that the claim of 171 ships is \u2063not accurate.  <\/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 video&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hoaxvstruths\/status\/1814090615258529914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/x.com\/r42r43\/status\/1814048008838746578&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721828520084000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0y9RHva5oYIdyBs0Qul2jU\"><span id=\"m_-5738081349308521105mt-tracked-link_2_1721741960576\"><\/span>shared on X<\/a> claims that the Houthis have sunk or targeted 171 vessels.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Houthis successfully targeted 171 ships linked to Israel since October 2023. Love the Yemeni khanjar triangle &#128315; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yD8aWTdQDs\">pic.twitter.com\/yD8aWTdQDs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PVT (@hoaxvstruths) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hoaxvstruths\/status\/1814090615258529914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: Misleading<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence Houthis have not sunk 171 vessels or successfully hit 171 ships.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Houthis threatened to retaliate after Israel bombed an oil depot in Yemen, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-811598\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerusalem Post<\/a>. The Israeli strike was in response to a Houthi drone hitting Tel Aviv, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users have been sharing claims that the Houthis have sank or hit 171 ships. One user wrote, &ldquo;The Houthis successfully targeted 171 ships linked to Israel since October 2023. Love the Yemeni khanjar triangle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-reuters-did-not-report-that-israel-would-attack-lebanon-within-48-hours-on-june-22\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, Reuters Did Not Report That Israel Would Attack Lebanon Within \u201948 Hours\u2019 On June 22\">claim lacks evidence<\/a>. The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/yemen-houthi-ship-attacks-23ab17a7641d1fdb73ce35f2c8aa35c1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> on July 16 that the Houthis have targeted 70 vessels with anti-ship missiles, drones and other weaponry, killing four sailors. The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies said that the Houthis have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdd.org\/analysis\/2024\/07\/17\/top-shipping-company-warns-of-global-impact-of-houthi-attacks-on-vessels-in-red-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched<\/a> &ldquo;dozens&rdquo; of attacks on shipping in the Red Sea in a July 17 news release.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/756ca769315d4b879ca7fdd6bd4a82be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tracked<\/a> 94 Houthi attacks on merchant shipping and 100 actions between warships and the Houthis. The actions between warships also include U.S. and other nations strikes against the Houthis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;U.S. forces destroyed two Houthi USVs in the Red Sea. According to a statement by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/1808945587490079074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-id=\"v500t4t\"><span contenteditable=\"false\">&nbsp;<\/span>U.S. CENTCOM<\/a>, one Houthi radar was also destroyed in a Houthi-controlled location in Yemen. &lsquo;It was determined the USVs and radar site presented an imminent threat to U.S. and coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region,&rdquo; the statement said,&#8217;&rdquo; reads one example.<\/p>\n<p>The video also claims that the Houthis successfully targeted the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower twice. This claim is false, as <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/04\/fact-check-video-uss-eisenhower-scorch-marks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">documented<\/a> by Check Your Fact at the time. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/05\/31\/fact-check-was-the-uss-dwight-e-eisenhower-struck-by-houthis-rebels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Was The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Struck by Houthi Rebels?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A defense official told <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/06\/07\/houthis-hit-american-warships-no-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check Your Fact<\/a> in June that the Houthis have attacked or threatened U.S. Navy and commercial vessels 173 times since Nov. 19, 2023. Check Your Fact reached out to the Pentagon for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u2063 video shared \u200con X claims that the Houthis have \u2064sunk or targeted 171 vessels, but\u200c fact-checking reveals this to be misleading.\u200c While \u200dthe Houthis did threaten retaliation after an \u2062Israeli strike on a Yemeni\u200c oil depot, there is no evidence to support the claim that they \u200bhave successfully hit or sunk 171 ships. 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