The video has been circulating online since at least 2015.
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ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Old footage from Saudi Arabia misrepresented as scenes of devastating flooding from Libya
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Logically→ Old video from Saudi Arabia shared as Libya man praying in the aftermath of Storm Daniel
Logically→ Video of 2016 flash flood in Saudi Arabia misattributed to Storm Daniel in Libya
Logically→ No, video of gold bust of PM Modi is not from Saudi Arabia
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows building in Saudi Arabia, not collateral from the earthquake that rocked Turkey, Syria
Video shows “the earthquake in Turkey.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Cats ‘Feeling The Earthquake Before The Earthquake’ In Turkey — It Was Filmed In Saudi Arabia In 2022
Does a video of a large herd of cats show "animals feeling the earthquake before the earthquake," prior to the February 6, 2023, earthquake in Turkey? No, that's not true. The second part of the video is footage that was shot in Jeddah, S
Logically→ This video shows snowfall at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The viral video has been digitally altered, and there was no snowfall in the courtyard of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.
The Dispatch→ Can Israel Normalize Relations with Saudi Arabia?
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a weekly cabinet meeting Sunday. (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Benjamin Netanyahu will need to push past the bad blood between the Saudis and Americans. The post Can Israel Norma
Logically→ Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a €200 million-a-year contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr.
Cristiano Ronaldo dismissed reports that he agreed to a deal to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr after departing Manchester United.
Logically→ Saudi Arabian football players will each receive a Rolls Royce as a gift for their win against Argentina in the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
Saudi Arabia made no such public announcement that gifts have been announced for the national football team. The team has also dismissed the rumor.
Logically→ Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud issued a death threat to Saudi Arabian football team players if they lost to Poland in the 2022 World Cup.
The original video of the Saudi Prince encouraging his national football players has been edited to include audio in English to claim as such.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Did NOT Produce More Oil Than Saudi Arabia On October 7, 2018
Was the state of Texas, not Saudi Arabia, the largest oil producer in the world on October 7, 2018? No, that's not true: In 2018, Texas produced, on average, roughly 4.42 million barrels of oil a day, while Saudi Arabia produced nearly 10
Logically→ Planes cannot fly over the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, because of magnetic attraction.
Planes flying over the holy Kaaba are prohibited for religious reasons. There is no scientific evidence that magnetic attraction exists in Mecca.
Logically→ U.S President Joe Biden fell asleep during the Saudi Arabia summit.
The viral snippet claiming President Biden dozed off at the Jeddah Security and Development Summit is a cut out from a longer video .
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Biden didn’t sleep at Saudi Arabia summit
Video shows Joe Biden sleeping at the Arab Conference in Saudi Arabia.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Biden didn’t sleep at Saudi Arabia summit
Video shows Joe Biden sleeping at the Arab Conference in Saudi Arabia.
Full Fact→ Saudi Arabia has not announced plans for an ‘International Straight Pride Month’
An Instagram post which has received thousands of likes shows a fake tweet from BBC World News from 20 May, claiming that Saudi Arabia is set to hold “International Straight Pride Month” in June 2022. The supposed BBC tweet reads: “Sa
Snopes→ Saudi Arabia Is Launching a Theme Park on an Oil Rig
The offshore site will have hotels, extreme sports, live shows, and restaurants.
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports about torrential rain in Saudi Arabia since July 2020
A video that shows several vehicles being crushed by a slab of concrete has been viewed thousands of times in online posts alongside a claim it was filmed in India after a cyclone struck in 2021. The claim is false: the video has circulated online si
AFP Fact Check→ This is a model of Prophet Mohammed’s tomb from a museum in Saudi Arabia
A photo has been shared thousands of times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed. The claim is false: the image shows a model of the tomb from the Dar Al-Madinah Museum in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows an aviation photographer documenting a 2020 air show in Saudi Arabia
A video has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside claims that it was taken during an air show in Sri Lanka to celebrate the country’s Air Force’s 70th anniversary. The claim, however, is false; the footage in fact shows an air show in
Snopes→ Does This Video Show Heavy Snowfall in Arabian Desert?
Millions of people have watched the clip of snow covering camels.
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows an Indonesian magazine giving an award to a Muslim leader who was in self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim that it shows Rizieq Shihab, leader of the Islamic Defenders Front, receiving an award "from Malaysia". The claim is misleading; the footage act
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Real UFO With Aliens Was NOT Caught On Camera In Saudi Arabia
Was a real UFO with Aliens filmed in Saudi Arabia? No, that's not true: This video was edited to add the fictional silver spacecraft and alien humanoid in a desert landscape. It's clear this video is the result of editing as the lighting
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports about supermarket workers disposing of spoiled dairy products in Saudi Arabia
A video has been viewed and shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim that it shows Kuwaitis throwing away French products after boycott calls triggered a standoff between France and some Muslim countries over
AFP Fact Check→ This clip is not related to the 2020 US election — it shows spoiled chicken being dumped in Saudi Arabia
A video has been viewed tens of thousand of times on social media alongside a claim in several languages that it shows large numbers of votes for incumbent US President Donald Trump being thrown away from trucks. The claim is false; the video has circ
AFP Fact Check→ The video has circulated since 2016 in reports about spoiled chicken being discarded in Saudi Arabia
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows French products being dumped from several lorries following calls for a boycott on them by Muslim nations in October 2020. The calls for a boycott came a
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a crowd at a store opening in Saudi Arabia in 2019
Footage of a large crowd has been viewed hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim it shows people queuing for the opening of a movie theatre in Saudi Arabia. The claim, however, is false; the footage actually shows a crowd jos
Snopes→ Anti-Coronavirus Measures Take Drastic Turns in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Italy
With deaths spiking in Iran and Italy and infections spreading quickly through Europe, the Mideast and the Americas, countries were considering new drastic measures to curb the new coronavirus.
Snopes→ Saudi Arabia halts pilgrimages over virus; Iran cases spike
Saudi Arabia banned foreign pilgrims from entering the kingdom to visit Islam's holiest sites over the new coronavirus, potentially disrupting the plans of millions of faithful ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and as the annual hajj pilgrim
Snopes→ Saudi Arabia Says Iran Missiles, Drones Attacked Oil Sites
Saudi Arabia alleged an attack by drones and cruise missiles on the heart of the kingdom’s oil industry was “unquestionably sponsored by Iran."
PolitiFact→ Tulsi Gabbard – Tulsi Gabbard cites US arms sales to Saudi Arabia in falsely claiming Donald Trump supports al-Qaida
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Tulsi Gabbard cites US arms sales to Saudi Arabia in falsely claiming Donald Trump supports al-Qaida At the second Democratic presidential debate in Detroit, U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, a major in the Army Nat
Snopes→ Nicki Minaj Pulls Out of Saudi Arabia Concert
The Human Rights Foundation issued a statement last week, calling for Minaj and other performers to pull out of the show.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: American Tourist NOT Arrested in Saudi Arabia For Refusing To Trade Wife to Prince For 45 Camels
Was 59-year old Michigan inhabitant Karim Najibullah arrested in Saudi Arabia for refusing to sell his wife to a Saudi prince for 45 camels? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a Canadian entertainment website that makes a living by
Snopes→ Saudi Arabia Arrests More Activists, Including 2 US Citizens
It marks the first sweep of arrests to target individuals perceived as critics of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman since the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi.
Snopes→ Was a Sculpture ‘Celebrating’ Saudi Arabia Erected at Ground Zero?
Outrage posts on clickbait web sites didn't tell the full story of an art exhibition.
Snopes→ Senate Rebukes Trump, Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi, Yemen War
"The current relationship with Saudi Arabia is not working," said Republican Senator Lindsey Graham.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Saudi Arabia Is NOT About To Behead 6 School Girls For Acting Indecently With Their Male Friends
Is Saudi Arabia about to behead six schoolgirls for acting indecently with male friends? No, that's not true: the story recently went viral again via the newest site in a network of Macedonian fake news websites that keeps recycling the same
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump's statement on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder
President Donald Trump’s view that the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi should not touch U.S.-Saudi relations isn’t being well-received by his fellow Republicans. For example, Trump cast doubt over the CIA’s conclusion that