🌀 Misinformation Radar: 🛰️ The claim that Saudi Arabia paid the Houthis $1bn via Tehran spread…

🌀 Misinformation Radar
🛰️ The claim that Saudi Arabia paid the Houthis $1bn via Tehran spread in 16 languages, from accounts in 19 countries, within 48 hours.
⚠️ Verdict: Misleading
It rests on a single Israel Hayom report citing unnamed sources. Many accounts dropped "reportedly" and presented it as fact.
📊 Arabic 1,791 posts · English 460 · Hindi 106 · Persian 71
🧵 How it spread 👇

📈 From "reportedly" to "confirmed" in 4 hours
Israel Hayom published the report at 17:43 Riyadh time. Less than 4 hours later, HormuzLetter posted it without "reportedly" and passed 1.5M views. It was then translated into Turkish, Portuguese, Hindi, Japanese and more.
Arabic https://t.co/2a4RExNhxU