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By Mathew Gault
https://www.vice.com/en_us/contributor/matthew-gault
A gigantic explosion went off at a port in Beirut, Lebanon today. Footage of the explosion quickly spread on social media, and understandably so—the videos are horrifying. A smoking factory near the water crackles before exploding and vaporizing a nearby building.
The blast happened mere hours ago, and everyone is searching for an explanation, which we will surely get soon. But that hasn't stopped people—some with large followings—from wildly speculating that this was a nuclear blast or a terrorist attack. We're watching the birth of a new conspiracy theory unfold in real time.
The footage is staggering. There’s a blast wave and a mushroom cloud, which do happen in nuclear blasts. But the explosion in Beirut wasn’t atomic, according to experts who would surely know.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kpdxz/conspiracy-theorists-adamantly-insist-beirut-explosion-was-a-nuke-it-wasnt?utm_content=1596564198&utm_medium=social&utm_source=VICE_twitter
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