Claim: A video shows Israeli soldiers running away after Iran’s attack on Israel. Fact: The video actually shows Israeli soldiers running and screaming during a rocket attack launched by the Palestinian resistance from Gaza during the Seif al-Quds battle in May 2021. Following Iran’s attack on Israel, X account @RTarabic shared a video of Israeli […]
Claim: Herzi Halevi, Chief of the General Staff of Israel Defence Forces (IDF), was killed in a drone attack by Hezbollah on 13 October. Fact: Herzi Halevi was not killed in a drone attack and has since appeared in a press conference. On 13 October, social media users began sharing posts claiming that the Israeli […]
Claim: A video shows Benjamin Netanyahu running, apparently in fear, after Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel in October 2024. Fact: The viral clip is unrelated to Iran’s October 2024 attack on Israel. It is actually from 2021 and shows Netanyahu running to the Israeli parliament to cast his vote for a then-proposed […]
Claim: An old image of a young man carrying a gun has been circulating online, with claims that it shows the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in various contexts. Fact: The person in the photograph was an Islamic Resistance fighter Ali Muhammad Salman (Abu Abbas), who was killed in 1989 in the Tuffah […]
Claim: A video shows rockets that were fired towards Parachinar in Kurram amid recent tensions in the region. Fact: The video is actually from 13 April 2024, when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israeli artillery positions in response to their military strikes in southern Lebanon. On 24 September, X user @_Saira_Khan787 posted a video (archive) that […]
Claim: A video shows destruction in Israel after the recent missile attack by Iran. Fact: The first 14 seconds of the video are unrelated, and actually show a football-related celebration in Algeria from September 2023. However, the rest of the clip shows Iranian missiles landing in Israel on 1 October 2024. On 2 October 2024, […]
Claim: Video shows Lebanese citizens celebrating the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah by Israel. Fact: The video is from January 2020 when demonstrators in Beirut, Lebanon demanded the setting up of a new government to bring an end to the economic crisis in the country at the time. On 28 September, X user @NiohBerg posted a […]
Claim: Video shows Hezbollah’s missile attack on Israel amid the recent escalation of conflict between the two countries. Fact: The video is unrelated and shows an explosion at a gas station in Aden, Yemen in August 2024. On 22 September, X user @GNMadani shared a video (archive) apparently showing Hezbollah’s missile attacks on Israel. “Breaking […]
Claim: A video shows Hamas supporters in Brussels protesting over Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination. Fact: The video is from October 2022 when pro-Palestinian groups protested in Brussels to show support for Palestinians’ right to freedom. On 2 August, X user @visegrad24 posted (archive) a video which showed protests in Brussels after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh […]
Claim: Yemen dropped leaflets in Tel Aviv, asking citizens to evacuate before the drone strike on 19 July. Additionally, Yemen shared digital posters of the same, as a warning for the residents of Tel Aviv. Fact: The leaflets, likely made by Palestinians, mock the ones dropped by Israeli forces in Gaza. The leaflets were not […]
Claim: An image shows an Iranian soldier onboard a UAE-operated ship that carried fuel for Israeli warships, after Iranian commandos intercepted it. Fact: The picture is from February 2021, when Iran conducted joint naval drills with Russia. The vessel, which was headed to the UAE, was captured by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) recently, […]
Claim: Google has removed Palestine from its Google Maps application amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Fact: The claim is false as Palestine was never labelled on Google Maps. The application’s map only included the Gaza Strip and West Bank, with a dotted grey line indicating their borders. On 14 June 2024, Threads user @raja_official3248 posted […]