Houthi rebels claimed It reportedly collided with a US warship in the Red Sea on January 24th.
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Verdict: Misleading
The Houthis provided no evidence of their claims. Defense officials and the Pentagon said the claims were untrue or lacking in veracity.
Fact check:
Houthi rebels, designated terrorist groupfired a missile at a U.S.-owned merchant ship, and CENTCOM reported intercepting two missiles. fox news.
A Houthi spokesman said in a televised statement that the Houthis had engaged in a two-hour collision with a US warship and claimed that they had attacked a US warship.
“A collision occurred today in the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab between a number of U.S. destroyers and warships that were protecting two U.S. merchant ships. The results of the collision were as follows: “It directly hit an American ship,” the spokesperson said.
However, there is no evidence for this claim. CENTCOM did not release anything statement It indicated that a US warship had been attacked.Several media outlet covered The Houthis claim they have provided no visual evidence that they attacked U.S. warships.
U.S. officials also denied claims that the Houthis attacked a U.S. warship. (Related: No, the image does not show Iranian missile attack on Pakistan)
A defense official told Check Your Fact: “There is no information to support these claims.” U.S. defense officials also told Fox News Pentagon producer Liz Frieden: Claim That wasn't true.
FACT CHECK: Reports that the Houthis successfully attacked a U.S. Navy ship are untrue, a U.S. defense official told Fox News. “We have not received any reports of attacks on U.S. warships,” one official said, adding that this should have been reported immediately.
— Liz Frieden (@Liz_Friden) January 24, 2024
“Fact check: Reports that the Houthis successfully attacked a U.S. Navy ship are not true, a U.S. defense official told Fox News.” One of the officials said, “Reports of attacks on U.S. warships have not been received. “This would have been reported immediately,” Frieden said. tweeted.
“Those reports are false,” a Pentagon spokesperson said in an emailed response to Check Your Fact. Check Your Facts tagged the Houthi spokesperson in a tweet and asked him to respond to U.S. officials denying the group's claims.
U.S. officials also made this clear. Reuters “No U.S. warships or commercial vessels were hit by Houthi missiles today.”
Due to a lack of evidence and US sources denying this claim, Check Your Fact rates this claim as misleading unless further information is available.
Note: This rating is based on information in development. We will update this article if more information becomes available. As a result, ratings may change.
