The claim
The video shows a nuclear weapon being transported amid the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict.
Original review summary
The review identifies the object in the video as SpaceX’s Starship 36 being transported in Texas, not a nuclear weapon. It says the footage matches video of Starship 36 and notes that it could not independently establish whether the viral clip was recent or from an earlier event.[S1]
Additional context
The review reports that Starship 36 exploded during a test at SpaceX’s Starbase site in South Texas on 18 June 2025, before its planned 10th flight. [S1]
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Sources and attribution
- [S1] FACTLY original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026