Old video of California chemical fire falsely linked to missile strikes on Israel

Iran has barraged Israeli cities with missiles after joint US-Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic on February 28, 2026, but footage of an explosion circulating online does not show an attack on Tel Aviv. The video in fact depicts a chemical fire that gutted two industrial buildings in California in 2016.

"Unexploded Iranian missile found in Tel Aviv detonated when it was approached!" reads Malay-language text over a March 8 TikTok video of a massive explosion.

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