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Claim: Footage shows Chinese aircraft delivering aid to the Palestinian territory of Gaza. Fact: The video likely shows Chinese aircraft flying over pyramids in Giza, Egypt, as part of the joint military exercises conducted between China and Egypt earlier this month. A Facebook user posted a video (archive) purportedly showing Chinese aircraft delivering aid to […]

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Claim: Multiple videos circulating online claim to show that China recently airdropped humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territories, specifically Gaza. Fact: There is no evidence to suggest that China airdropped aid into Gaza recently. Two of the three videos from viral posts were likely filmed during previous airdrop missions, whereas the third clip was taken […]

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Claim: Al Jazeera broadcast a video showing the Indian Army’s bombardment of Sialkot in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Fact: The video is actually from Palestine and shows Al Jazeera’s coverage of the bombing of a hospital in Gaza. On 13 May 2025, X user @PranayHinger posted (archive) a video showing heavy bombardment in an area as […]

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Claim: A video shows an Israeli tank running over a car in the Gaza Strip.   Fact: The video was shared as early as 2007 and is unrelated to the ongoing war in Palestine. It has been repurposed over the years by social media users linking it to different military conflicts.   Political and military […]

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Claim: Israel bombed al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Fact: The claim is false. The video in question shows Al-Amin Muhammad Mosque in Khan Younis, Gaza and not the al-Aqsa in Jerusalem. Additionally, there is no evidence to suggest that the al-Aqsa Mosque was bombed recently. Facebook user Zaman Tarar shared a video (archive) of a bombarded […]

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Claim: Shahbaz Gill sympathised with Israel after Mufti Muneeb ur Rehman and Mufti Taqi Usmani issued a fatwa for armed struggle (jihad) against Israel over its actions in Gaza.   Fact: The caption of the post is misleading; the video does not show Gill sympathising with Israel. Rather, he questions the timing of the fatwa […]

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Claim: Footage shows Israeli settlers entering the al-Aqsa Mosque and offering prayers, while the police prevented Palestinians from entering the mosque. Fact: The video likely shows Easter celebrations observed at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem. A Facebook user posted a reel (archive) that purportedly shows Israeli settlers entering […]

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Claim: A video depicts an aerial battle between Israeli fighter jets and helicopters and Palestinian fighters shooting them down. Fact: The footage in the claim is, in fact, an old clip from the video game Arma 3. On 15 April, a Facebook user shared a video (archive) claiming that it depicts an aerial combat between […]

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Claim: Israel has taken control of the al-Aqsa Mosque. Fact: The claim is false. The video does not show the al-Aqsa Mosque; instead it shows the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City. A video shared on Facebook (archive) claimed to show the interior of the al-Aqsa Mosque. The video is accompanied by […]

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Claim: The Karachi Commissioner has announced a public holiday on 26 April 2025 owing to protests and a nationwide strike called by the JIP in solidarity with Palestine. Fact: The notification is fake, as confirmed by the Karachi Commissioner’s Office. On 25 April 2025, Facebook page ‘NewsPulse’ wrote in a post (archive) that the Karachi […]

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Claim: A video shows Yemen’s army attacking Israel.   Fact: Though military tensions have recently escalated between Israel and the Houthis, the video in the claim is unrelated. A close analysis of its visuals and past patterns of misinformation suggest that the video is most likely from the videogame Arma 3.   On 16 March […]

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Claim: Pakistani retail chain Imtiaz has said it would continue selling products from Israel, indicating its refusal to boycott products from or linked to the Middle Eastern nation. Fact: Imtiaz has denied making such an announcement, saying the viral claim is “false/fabricated”. It has also expressed “its strong support for the people of Gaza & […]

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