KUALA LUMPUR — A viral video circulated on social media claiming that continuous Houthi missile strikes are “completely destroying Saudi Arabia” uses old, unrelated footage from a major non-military infrastructure fire in 2019.

The video, uploaded by the Facebook page News7World, features dramatic footage of emergency services spraying water on a massive blaze raging alongside a highway. The post caption alleges that Houthis are attacking Saudi Arabia continuously and targeting government-supported regions in Yemen.

Old Footage Re-used in False Context

A reverse media search confirms that the visual content in the video does not depict recent military strikes or targeted drone attacks. Instead, the clip shows the major fire that broke out at the Sulaimaniyah Haramain High-Speed Railway Station in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 29, 2019.

The 2019 incident was an industrial structural fire on the station’s roof, which took firefighters approximately 12 hours to bring under control. Local authorities confirmed at the time that the fire was not caused by military or missile activity.

Social Media Disinformation Trends

Unverified social media channels frequently recycle historical disaster footage—such as industrial fires, fuel depot blazes, or natural disasters—and re-caption them with inflammatory political rhetoric to drive clicks and engagement.

While regional tensions and cross-border aerial engagements between Saudi air defenses and Houthi forces have occurred in the Middle East, media consumers are urged to verify social media claims against confirmed reports from reputable news agencies and official government statements.

Source: Fact-check report analyzing social video post from News7World on Facebook, verified using archival news reports and video footage matching the 2019 Sulaimaniyah Haramain Railway Station fire in Jeddah.

— The Malaysia Times