An aerial video showing a massive fire is going viral on social media. The footage appears to have been captured from a flight in the air. It is being claimed that the video shows the aftermath of an Iranian missile and drone attack on Emirates Global Aluminium’s Al Taweelah plant in Abu Dhabi. However, our investigation found that the video is AI-generated.
Tanmoy shared the video on X and wrote, “BREAKING Aerial footage shows a fire at Emirates Global Aluminium’s Al Taweelah plant in Abu Dhabi after Iranian missile and drone strikes. Iran’s IRGC said the attacks on EGA and Bahrain’s Alba were in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian steel facilities.”
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— তন্ময় l T͞anmoy l (@tanmoyofc) March 29, 2026
Aerial Footage shows a Fire at Emirates Global Aluminium's Al Taweelah plant in Abu Dhabi after Iranian Missile and Drone strikes.#Iran's IRGC said the attacks on EGA and Bahrain’s Alba were in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian Steel Facilities.… pic.twitter.com/eujXdssson
Imtiaz Madmood wrote, “Following the barrage of Iranian missiles and one-way attack drones sent to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier today, the Emirates Global Aluminum Al-Taweelah facility between Abu Dhabi and Dubai has heavy fire activity.”
Following the barrage of Iranian missiles and one-way attack drones sent to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier today, the Emirates Global Aluminum Al-Taweelah facility between Abu Dhabi and Dubai has heavy fire activity.
— Imtiaz Mahmood (@ImtiazMadmood) March 29, 2026
– @sentdefender pic.twitter.com/rr0P4Zj8YD
Sulaiman Ahmed wrote, “BREAKING: Aerial footage captures the fire at Emirates Global Aluminium’s Al Taweelah facility in Abu Dhabi following Iran’s missile and drone strikes. The IRGC said the strikes on EGA and Bahrain’s Alba were retaliation for US-Israeli attacks on Iranian steel plants.”
BREAKING: Aerial footage captures the fire at Emirates Global Aluminium's Al Taweelah facility in Abu Dhabi following Iran's missile and drone strikes.
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) March 29, 2026
The IRGC said the strikes on EGA and Bahrain's Alba were retaliation for US-Israeli attacks on Iranian steel plants. pic.twitter.com/og4kdFzk9k
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Fact Check
In our fact-check, we extracted keyframes from the viral video and conducted a reverse image search. During this process, we found the same video posted on an Instagram account named “shmups777” The caption of the post clearly states that “this text and video are completely fictional and created using AI.”
| Claim | Aerial footage shows a fire at Emirates Global Aluminium’s Al Taweelah plant in Abu Dhabi after Iranian missile and drone strikes. |
| Claimed by | Tanmoy, Sulaiman Ahmed and Imtiaz Mahmood |
| Fact check | The viral video does not show a real attack on the Al Taweelah plant in Abu Dhabi. It is AI-generated and the claim is false. |
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