A recent TikTok post suggests that a bomber aircraft spotted in New York is evidence that the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah will attack Israel.
“Alert,” text in the November video says. “B-2 stealth bomber seen over New York” and “Hezbollah may declare war on Israel tomm,” using an abbreviation for “tomorrow.”
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It’s true that a B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber was spotted flying Nov. 2 in Ulster County, New York, as reported by the Daily Freeman, a Kingston, New York, newspaper. But Francis J. DeMaro Jr., a spokesperson for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, told the paper that the B-2 flyover was part of a training mission held as part of a spirit week related to the Army versus Air Force football game.
“It’s considered a Spirit so in the spirit of the football game, the Air Force shows its strength by flying aircraft over the Academy,” DeMaro said.
West Point wrote about the flyover in a Nov. 2 Facebook post, making clear it was connected to the football game and not to Israel.
The Freeman also reported that West Point warned about the flyover in an Oct. 17 press release, saying that in preparation for the game, the Army had begun “their traditional flyovers above the skies of the West Point.”
We rate claims the flyover is related to Hezbollah and Israel Pants on Fire!