video shared on facebook It claims to show Houthi rebels destroying an American F-15 aircraft.

Verdict: False

According to YouTube, the video shows a military simulation from the video game Arma 3 and is not actual footage. A spokesperson for Arma 3 developer Bohemia Interactive confirmed in an email to Check Your Fact that his Facebook clip includes footage from the game.

Fact check:

The Houthi rebels have been redesignated as a terrorist organization by the United States. NBC News. President Joe Biden had previously ruled out rebel terrorist groups, claiming they were blocking “humanitarian aid to Yemen.” Axios report.

A video on Facebook claims to show Houthi rebels destroying an American F-15 aircraft. In the video, the jet appears to be targeted by a barrage of gunfire before ultimately coming to a violent crash.clip Also available in Xwhich received over 100,000 views on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

According to , the video shows a military simulation from the video game Arma 3, rather than actual footage. YouTube. This video was shared on the platform in December 2022.

“Patriot System Operation – Jet Down – Surface-to-Air Missile – C-RAM – Military Simulation – ArmA 3 A surface-to-air missile (SAM) is designed to be launched from the ground to destroy an aircraft or other missile. “The C-RAM/Phalanx CIWS (anti-rocket artillery mortar) system and CIWS (close-in weapon system) uses a 20 mm Gatling gun to destroy incoming targets,” reads part of the video's description. is written.

“This video was created using content from Bohemia Interactive,” it later adds.

Similarly, “Check Your Fact” found no Facebook clips mentioned in recent reliable reporting. Houthi rebels or yemen. This video is also not posted by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM). Website or its verified socializing media account.

A spokesperson for Bohemia Interactive, the developer of Arma 3, confirmed in an email to Check Your Fact that the Facebook clip contains footage from the game.

“You can confirm that the video below was produced featuring the footage below. [the] Arma 3 game by Bohemia Interactive,” the spokesperson said.

according to Bohemia Interactive website“Arma 3 is the best military game on PC.” According to the same website, the game features “a world of tactical opportunity” and “a wide variety of single-player and multiplayer content.” (Related: Does this video show US military plane shot down in Yemen?)

Check Your Fact has also reached out to CENTCOM for comment and will update this article accordingly if we receive any comments.