Missile attack in #Erbil, capital of Kurdish Iraq tonight.
May have targeted the US 🇺🇸 Consulate, or adjacent airport.
Meanwhile top "Erbil" tweet?
A blue check account with a false tweet.
May have targeted the US 🇺🇸 Consulate, or adjacent airport.
Meanwhile top "Erbil" tweet?
A blue check account with a false tweet.
2/ Count of # of missile impacts varies... but plenty of actual footage is emerging from Erbil.
Jerusalem Post has a developing story by
@TzviJoffre: jpost.com/breaking-news/…
Footage of damage to Kurdistan 24 Channel via an employee
Jerusalem Post has a developing story by
@TzviJoffre: jpost.com/breaking-news/…
Footage of damage to Kurdistan 24 Channel via an employee
https://twitter.com/vvanwilgenburg/status/1502802050106671108
3/ Broken glass & twisted metal...but multiple outlets are reporting: no known casualties at this point, citing Iraq state news / Kurdistan health minister.
Meanwhile, multiple US reporters are tweeting that Pentagon says no known 🇺🇸 military casualties.
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-ea…
Meanwhile, multiple US reporters are tweeting that Pentagon says no known 🇺🇸 military casualties.
english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-ea…
4/ Following a big account that shared this "US Consulate in #Erbil on fire" pic?
Many did. I bet they didn't list a source.
Now you know: that account isn't always fact checking.
Apply this new awareness to their other tweets.
First reports are often mistaken.
Many did. I bet they didn't list a source.
Now you know: that account isn't always fact checking.
Apply this new awareness to their other tweets.
First reports are often mistaken.
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