On January 14, North Korea conducted a test of its new ballistic missile, equipped with a hypersonic manoeuvrable warhead amidst growing tensions with the US and South Korea. Now, a video going viral purports to show North Korea targeting a US oil and gas tanker in Taiwanese waters. advertisementAn X user while sharing the viral video, wrote on Facebook, "North Korea bombs USA Oil and gas tanker with missiles in the waters of Taiwan." There have been no media reports of North Korea attacking a US tanker. Despite these concurrent events in East Asia's geopolitical landscape, the North Korea missile test and Taiwan's election results are not perceived to be directly related.

Source: India Today January 15, 2024 17:26 UTC