It shows a thick plume of smoke billowing from a building engulfed in flames.<\/p>\n
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Screenshot of the false post captured on July 16, 2026, with a red X added by AFP<\/p>\n
Similar posts spread elsewhere on Instagram<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Threads<\/a> as US forces launched strikes on Iran with bridges and transport infrastructure among the apparent targets.<\/p>\n Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted<\/a> the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and other American bases in the Gulf ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n The renewed fighting<\/a> over the Strait of Hormuz came a month after the signing of a preliminary deal that aimed to end the conflict, which broke out in late February with massive US-Israeli strikes on Iran ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n However, the circulating clip is unrelated and was in fact filmed in\u00a0South Korea.<\/p>\n A Google reverse image search<\/a> of keyframes<\/a>, followed by keyword searches<\/a> surfaced a higher-quality Instagram video<\/a> published on November 15, 2025 ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n The Korean-language caption reads, “Live: Cheonan Pungse E land Fire”.<\/p>\n Screenshot comparison of the false post (L) and the original Instagram post<\/p>\n The clip was featured in a November 17\u00a0 report<\/a> by Singapore media Channel News Asia, which included other videos from a fire at a logistics facility in South Korea’s Chungcheong province ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n According to reports<\/a> at the time, the fire\u00a0at the E-Land Fashion logistics centre, a major retail hub in South Korea, was brought under control after nine hours, with no casualties reported ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n The multi-storey warehouse stored a vast amount of clothing, shoes and other highly flammable goods.<\/p>\n In the original clip, the name of the logistics centre is visible and matches Naver Maps street imagery<\/a> of the building in Cheonan city in South Chungcheong province ( archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n Screenshot comparison of original Instagram clip (L) and Naver Maps street view imagery, with highlights added by AFP<\/p>\n AFP has debunked other\u00a0 claims<\/a> falsely linking unrelated clips to the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n![\"<span>Screenshot](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_my_711\/f25a8cf1772fb00a610b2b16af8ad968.jpeg\"\/)
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