A massive blast in the port of Beirut took place on this day in 2020 — an explosion so powerful that it physically shook the whole country of Lebanon.

Reverse image searches on Google using keyframes of the falsely shared clips led to the same footage appearing in reports about a devastating port explosion in Lebanon's capital Beirut in August 2020.

BEIRUT — A huge fire has broken out at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents a month after a massive explosion. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire at the facility ...

Five years after the Beirut port explosion, families of victims are still seeking justice. The blast, caused by detonated ...

BEIRUT — A huge fire has broken out at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents a month after a massive explosion. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire at the facility ...

BEIRUT — A huge fire has broken out at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents a month after a massive explosion. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire at the facility ...

September 22, 2020 Simon Goodacre | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences On 4 August, 2020, a large amount of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut, the Lebanese capital city, exploded, causing more than ...