Claim: A video shows a young Egyptian boy giving food to Palestinians after drilling a hole in the wall. Fact: The claim is false. The clip is actually from a 2012 Palestinian documentary “Infiltrators” which shows the struggles of Palestinians in the West Bank. On 21 December 2023, a user posted a video (archive) on […]
Claim: A video shows American citizens protesting against Zara’s new campaign by throwing clothes outside the company’s outlet. Fact: The claim is misleading because the original video Vestiaire Collective created the video for their campaign “Fast Fashion Ban” urging consumers to think before buying from brands and promoting sustainable fashion practices. It was launched a […]
Claim: A video shows pro-Palestinian protesters setting a police cop on fire during a rally in London. Fact: The claim is false because the video is not of the protests taking place in London. The actual video is from a protest against the police in Mexico in 2020, where the protesters set a cop on […]
Claim: The Colombian government has expelled the Israeli ambassador from their country. Fact: The Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Peace announced on his officially verified X (formerly Twitter) account that the state has not expelled the Israeli ambassador, and that it was a misrepresentation of an informal statement that he tweeted in response to […]
Claim: Video shows Israel’s airstrike on a water tank in the Gaza Strip. Fact: The claim is false because the video is not from Gaza. The video shows Sudan’s army targeting a fuel tank with a drone that belongs to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). On 7 October 2023, the Al Qassam Brigades, the military […]
Claim: A video on social media claims it shows the strike on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. Fact: The claim is false because the video is not related to the recent attack on Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. The video is from the August 2022 escalation between Hamas and Israel. On 7 October 2023 the […]
Claim: Videos show Hamas fighters shooting down Israeli helicopters amid the recent escalation between Israel and Palestine. Fact: The clips were shared on social media in February and October, before the escalation, and are actually from the video game Arma 3. Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, launched a “surprise attack” on Israel […]
Claim: 40 babies were beheaded during the 2023 Hamas attack in Israel as tensions escalate in Gaza. Fact: The reporter who broke the story says she “believes” an account provided by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), while other journalists who visited the site of the attack said they were not shown any bodies. The Israeli […]
Claim: Social media video shows thousands of people gathered in Masjid Al-Aqsa and chanting slogans of “Labaik Ya Allah” after Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023. Fact: The claim is misleading because the video is old, from April 2023. The crowd shows people praying during the last nights of Ramzan in Al-Aqsa Mosque. On […]
Claim: Two videos show the Israeli Air Force bombing different targets in Gaza, Palestine amid the recent escalation between Israel and Palestine. Fact: The videos are from May 2023, not the recent escalation. The first video shows Israeli airstrikes destroying a house in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza, Palestine, and the second video shows a […]
Claim: A video shows 400 rockets being fired by Gaza, Palestine, into Israel, with Israel’s Yoav Galant saying “400 rockets fired at Israel from Gaza hit residential buildings”. Fact: The video is old and does not show footage from the recent escalation between Israel and Palestine. Galant’s comments have been wrongly presented. On 11 May […]