Old Photo of an Exploded Laptop Falsely Linked To Explosions In Lebanon

Fact-check: An old and unrelated image of an exploded laptop is going viral to claim that it shows a recently exploded device in Lebanon.

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A photo showing an exploded laptop with other devices is going viral where users are linking this image to a series of device explosions that recently happened in Lebanon.

The claim stated, "Mossad is unstoppable. Lebanon/Beirut/Hezbollah on knees".

Some context: On 17 and 18 September, thousands of pagers and radio devices exploded in two separate incidents in Lebanon, leaving thousands of people and killing at least 37.

• Lebanon and Hezbollah, whose members and devices were targeted, have blamed Israel for the attack.

An archive can be seen here.

(Source: X/Screenshot)

(Similar archives can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This image has been on the internet since 2021 and is unrelated to the recent explosions in Lebanon.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on the viral image and this led us to an old Facebook post shared on 6 May 2021.

• We also found a Reddit post sharing the same image on 4 February 2021.

The post can be seen here.

(Source: Reddit/Screenshot)

• We also did not find any credible report about the recent explosions in Lebanon carrying this image.

Conclusion: An old and unrelated image of an exploded laptop is going viral to claim that it shows a recently exploded device in Lebanon.

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