# Fact-checking images of damage to Aramco building in Riyadh

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2119819510417174642
- Source account: [@BBCArabic](https://x.com/BBCArabic)
- Source language: Arabic
- Target language: English
- Duration: 0:50
- Published: 2026-11-09
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/MLDUXdLLS5MO/en/fact-checking-images-of-damage-to-aramco-building-in-riyadh) Does this image really show the attack on the Aramco building in Riyadh?

[0:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/MLDUXdLLS5MO/en/fact-checking-images-of-damage-to-aramco-building-in-riyadh?t=4) The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack on the financial district in the Saudi capital.

[0:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/MLDUXdLLS5MO/en/fact-checking-images-of-damage-to-aramco-building-in-riyadh?t=7) For its part, the kingdom’s authorities acknowledged limited damage after fragments fell on the Aramco building.

[0:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/MLDUXdLLS5MO/en/fact-checking-images-of-damage-to-aramco-building-in-riyadh?t=14) Video clips documented the aftermath of the attack, like this video, which we verified as authentic.

[0:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/MLDUXdLLS5MO/en/fact-checking-images-of-damage-to-aramco-building-in-riyadh?t=19) Amid these clips, images spread that were said to show more extensive damage to the Aramco building, and garnered millions of views, but we found they were AI-generated.

[0:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/MLDUXdLLS5MO/en/fact-checking-images-of-damage-to-aramco-building-in-riyadh?t=30) Let’s compare them. Here, we can see a difference in the Aramco logo, and the writing on this sign looks distorted.

[0:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/MLDUXdLLS5MO/en/fact-checking-images-of-damage-to-aramco-building-in-riyadh?t=37) We also noticed that the dividers between the floors here appear to intersect.

[0:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/MLDUXdLLS5MO/en/fact-checking-images-of-damage-to-aramco-building-in-riyadh?t=41) We also verified that the image was generated using OpenAI’s AI tools.

[0:47](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/MLDUXdLLS5MO/en/fact-checking-images-of-damage-to-aramco-building-in-riyadh?t=47) So the attack did happen, but…