# Fact check: How disinformation fuels Houthi-Saudi conflict

- Published: 2026-09-17T19:41:44.341Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T22:30:14.044Z
- 5 sources
- Topics: Conflict, war and peace, Economy, business and finance, Science and technology
- Involves: 48 F-35 Lightning 2 fighter aircraft, Abdusattor Esoev, Al-Farsi camp, Ansar Allah, Babar Baloch, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Costa Rica, DR Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti state media

## How it developed

- 2026-09-17T19:41:44.341Z - DW Top Stories: [Fact check: How disinformation fuels Houthi-Saudi conflict](https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-how-disinformation-fuels-houthi-saudi-conflict/a-79307257?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf)
- 2026-09-18T02:00:33.864Z - LiveMint: [US clears $24.3 billion F-35 sale to Saudi Arabia: Why the deal matters and China factor explained | Today News](https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/us-clears-24-3-billion-f-35-sale-to-saudi-arabia-why-the-deal-matters-and-china-factor-explained-houthis-mecca-iran-11789694100601.html)
- 2026-09-18T16:30:35.008Z - Al Jazeera English: [More than 112,000 displaced by Yemen fighting; thousands flee to Djibouti](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/more-than-112000-displaced-by-yemen-fighting-thousands-flee-to-djibouti)
- 2026-09-21T05:01:56.656Z - France 24 English: [Investigation: In Cameroon, the victims of Trump’s deportations face uncertain fates](https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20260921-waiting-for-us-to-crack-victims-of-trump-deportations-face-uncertain-fates-in-cameroon?utm_slink=f24.my%2FCAgO)
- 2026-09-22T13:15:01.369Z - Al Jazeera English: [UN warns of rising Yemen displacement as thousands flee to Djibouti](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/22/un-warns-of-rising-yemen-displacement-as-thousands-flee-to-djibouti)
- 2026-09-22T15:02:09.868Z - France 24 French: [Trump, ICE et l'Afrique : enquête sur la machine à expulser de Donald Trump](https://www.france24.com/fr/vid%C3%A9o/20260922-trump-ice-et-l-afrique-enqu%C3%AAte-sur-la-machine-%C3%A0-expulser-de-donald-trump)
- 2026-09-24T22:30:14.044Z - Al Jazeera English: [DR Congo and Ivory Coast top Africa Cup of Nations qualifying opening wins](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/24/dr-congo-and-ivory-coast-top-africa-cup-of-nations-qualifying-opening-wins)

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