A video circulating on social media on Wednesday with claims that it shows an attack in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, is old footage and has no connection to any incident reported in the city today.
The clip originally dates from September 2025 but has resurfaced online with captions and posts presenting it as footage of a new attack in Madinah.
Consequently, the video is being shared without its original context, creating a misleading impression that it documents a fresh security incident in the Saudi city.
No evidence accompanying the circulating footage establishes a connection between the old video and events in Madinah on Wednesday.
Footage Dates Back to September 2025
The video predates the current regional tensions by approximately a year and therefore cannot serve as evidence of an attack taking place in Madinah today.
Nevertheless, social media accounts have circulated the footage as breaking material, without clearly identifying its original date.
The reuse of older videos during rapidly developing conflicts can make verification difficult, particularly when posts omit information about when or where footage was originally recorded.
Users Urged to Check Videos Before Sharing
The misleading circulation comes amid heightened regional tensions, when unverified videos and claims can spread quickly across social media platforms.
Therefore, users should examine the original publication date, location and source of footage before treating viral videos as evidence of new developments.
In this case, the September 2025 date establishes that the circulating clip does not document an attack on Madinah today.
Furthermore, no information provided with the resurfaced footage demonstrates that it relates to a current incident.
The video should consequently be treated as old material being misleadingly presented as new rather than footage confirming a fresh attack in Madinah.
🚨 FACT CHECK
A video being circulated today as footage of an attack on Madinah, Saudi Arabia is actually from September 2025.
It has no connection to any incident today. The video is old and is being misleadingly presented as new. pic.twitter.com/PGihEyyy8E
— Expose Propaganda (@EPropoganda1) September 16, 2026
