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title: "Viral Video Misidentified as Houthi Drone Attack in Makkah is Actually from Madinah in 2025"
description: "Both outlets reported that a viral video claimed to show a Houthi drone attack over Makkah was instead identified as footage from Madinah in September 2025. Daily Pakistan described the video as being debunked and noted it was circulating on multiple platforms, while The Express Tribune focused on clarifying the video’s actual content and origin."
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# Viral Video Misidentified as Houthi Drone Attack in Makkah is Actually from Madinah in 2025

world · updated 16 Sep 2026, 2:29 PM PKT · 16 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Both outlets reported that a viral video claimed to show a Houthi drone attack over Makkah was instead identified as footage from Madinah in September 2025. Daily Pakistan described the video as being debunked and noted it was circulating on multiple platforms, while The Express Tribune focused on clarifying the video’s actual content and origin.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **The Express Tribune** — [Fact check: Viral video does not show Saudi Arabia intercepting Houthi drone over Makkah](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2629678/fact-check-viral-video-does-not-show-saudi-arabia-intercepting-houthi-drone-over-makkah) · 16 Sep 2026, 2:29 PM PKT
  > The video is from September 2025 and shows a missile over Madinah
- **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [FACT CHECK: Viral ‘Makkah Drone Attack’ Video is actually 2025 Footage from Madina](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/16-Sep-2026/fact-check-viral-makkah-drone-attack-video-is-actually-2025-footage-from-madina) · 16 Sep 2026, 1:55 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD – A viral video doing rounds online as footage of Houthi drone attack over Makkah has been debunked as old incident in Madinah which occured more than a year back. The clip being shared on Facebook, X, and other portals shows a missile through the night sky near a mosque and it spread rapidly […]

2 articles from 2 outlets, 16 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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