DeTect: Explosion in UAE falsely linked to Israeli flight landing

This week, the first official flight from Israel to the UAE had landed, a major step in normalising relations after the peace deal. Later, videos of the aftermath of an explosion in UAE was shared, linking the landing of the aircraft with the incident. The Abu Dhabi Media Office tweeted that, “As per on-site investigations, the incident was caused by a misalignment in the gas container fittings following refuelling.” Two people lost their lives in the unrelated event.