Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson · Aired Aug 5, 2026
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The Israeli pager attacks involved the use of a specific explosive that leaves visible smoke upon ignition.
The finding
What the evidence shows
The explosive used in the 2024 pager and walkie-talkie attacks in Lebanon has been identified as PETN, a real and specific detail. But nothing in the documentation of those attacks describes visible smoke as a feature of the explosion. Coverage instead focuses on blast force and injuries, so the smoke detail doesn't hold up even though the explosive itself is correctly identified.
Read the supporting source · en.wikipedia.org ↗Quick answer & review status
Quick answer
Is it true that the Israeli pager attacks involved the use of a specific explosive that leaves visible smoke upon ignition?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. The explosive used in the 2024 pager and walkie-talkie attacks in Lebanon has been identified as PETN, a real and specific detail. But nothing in the documentation of those attacks describes visible smoke as a feature of the explosion. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson, aired Aug 5, 2026, at 45:50. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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