Old Photo Misrepresented as Recent U.S. MQ-9 Drone Wreckage in Yemen

Amid the ongoing Houthi-U.S. conflict, social media users widely shared a photo claiming to show the wreckage of a U.S. MQ-9 drone that Yemeni air defenses recently shot down in Dhamar province.

An X user shared the photo, along with the caption, “The Yemeni air defense brought down an American MQ-9 drone, which was engaged in hostile actions over Yemeni airspace. The drone is worth $32 million..”