A video showing a massive fire and thick black smoke is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that the video shows explosions at Dubai International Airport following an Iranian attack on the UAE.
Sharing the video, the handle Vinita Yadav wrote, ”This is said to be a scene from Dubai, Dubai International Airport Iran is relentlessly dropping drones The fight has left America and Iran licking their wounds, so why Dubai? Because Dubai was progressing rapidly, that’s why”
ये दुबई का दृश्य बताया जा रहा है
— Vineeta Yadav (@vineetanews) March 17, 2026
दुबई इंटरनेशनल एयरपोर्ट
ईरान ताबड़तोड़ ड्रोन गिरा रहा है
लड़ाई अमेरिका ईरान की बैंड बजा दी दुबई की क्यों ?
क्यूंकि तेजी तरक्की कर रहा था दुबई इसलिए pic.twitter.com/Dj0gJDXLpI
Another handle Radhe Meena wrote, ”Dubai International Airport Iran has turned Dubai International Airport into Ravana’s Lanka.”
Dubai international airport
— Radhe Meena (@Radhemahwa) March 17, 2026
ईरान ने दुबई इंटरनेशनल एयरपोर्ट को रावण की लंका बना दिया। pic.twitter.com/9FzraBdruh
The same claim was also made by other handles such as HAFSI AHMAD, Preeti Chobey and Narendra Pratap.
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Fact Check
During our fact-check research, we extracted key frames from the video and conducted a reverse image search. During this process, we found that the same video was posted on the X handle Politic Turk on August 5, 2020. According to the video’s description, the footage shows a massive fire that broke out at the Ajman Central Market in the Emirate of Ajman, UAE.
SON DAKİKA💥 Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri'ne bağlı Ajman Emirliğinde bir market meydana gelen patlama sonrası çok büyük bir yangın çıktı pic.twitter.com/9Rihgu5yfO
— Politic Türk (@politicturk) August 5, 2020
The keyword search related to the fire incident led us to a report by BBC News Pidgin. According to the report, a massive fire broke out at the Ajman fruit and vegetable market in the UAE. Firefighters from Ajman, Dubai, Sharjah, and Umm Al Quwain responded and brought the fire under control, and no casualties were reported.
In conclusion, the video claiming to show an explosion at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates following an Iranian attack is misleading. The footage is not recent; it is from August 2020 and shows a fire at Ajman Market and has no connection with the current situation in the Middle East.
| Claim | Explosion at Dubai International Airport during an Iranian attack on the UAE. |
| Claimed by | HAFSI AHMAD, Vinita Yadav and others. |
| Fact | The video is not recent; it dates back to August 5, 2020, and shows a massive fire that broke out at Ajman Market in the UAE. |
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