Fact check: Old explosion videos do not show CFB Wainwright

Is this a video of an explosion at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright? No, but that's what some accounts online are claiming. Here's some video of the quite devastating scene. That's actually an old video connected to an explosion at a munitions factory in Colleferro, Italy. A reverse image search of the video shows the footage circulated online in August. And multiple news reports from that time confirm that it shows the August 13 explosion at the KNDS Ammo Italy munitions plant. The video about Wainwright posted by this account also contains other footage that has nothing to do with the fire at the base. Looks like there's some very hot areas right here near this Canadian Forces base, Wainwright. That's another old video that actually shows the aftermath of a crash at Edwards Air Force Base in California. A reverse image search confirms that, linking to several news reports about a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff on June 15th, killing eight people it's common for accounts like this to jump on breaking news for engagement and when there isn't verified videos of what happened old videos and sometimes fake ones are used to fill that gap this is real footage from us that we filmed in wainwright the day after the fire at the base showing scorched ground satellite imagery also shows what the base looked like before the fire and after and we know a fire broke out at cfb wainwright during a high intensity combat training exercise using live munitions at about 4pm on Saturday. But the investigation into what caused the fire is still underway. Canada's top military commander said the findings will be made public once it's complete. If you are seeing other photos or videos you'd like us to fact check, send us an email at [email protected]