Claim: A memo suggests that the United States has given $8 billion in military aid to Israel. Fact: The viral memo is altered, as confirmed by a White House spokesperson. The original memo from July 2023 allocated $400 million to Ukraine, not Israel. Fact or Fiction: On 7 October 2023, Facebook user David Zita shared […]
Claim: Facebook users share a video claiming it shows Hamas’s recent strikes on Israel. Fact: The video is not real, it’s actually from a video game, Arma 3 and was posted by a Bangladeshi gamer on Facebook. On 7 October 2023 the Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, launched a “surprise attack” on […]
Claim: A photo shows that a camp has been set up for displaced Israeli refugees in Eilat, Israel. Fact: The photo does not show a tent city in Eilat. In fact, it was created using artificial intelligence (AI). What’s happening in Gaza? On 7 October 2023, the Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, […]
Claim: A video shows Israel bombing the Gaza Strip, following the recent escalation between Israel and Palestine. Fact: The video predates the 7 October attack on Israel by Hamas. In fact, the video has been traced to Algiers, Algeria, and likely shows football fans celebrating. What’s happening in Gaza? On October 7 2023, the Al […]
Claim: An image of a corpse using their phone is going viral on social media with the claim that Palestinians are faking their deaths. Fact: The image is from October 2022, and shows children who had dressed up for Halloween in Thailand. What’s happening in Gaza? On October 7 2023, the Al Qassam Brigades, the […]
Claim: A video shows a Palestinian journalist recording a video of himself and a Palestinian medic as they rescue victims, before being bombed and killed by Israeli forces. Fact: The video, while entirely true, has been shared out of context. The killings did not take place recently. In fact, they occurred in 2014. On 25 […]
Claim: A video shows members of Hamas beheading a young Israeli boy in a pickup truck. Fact: The video is unrelated to the Israel-Palestine conflict; it is actually from 2016 and shows members of a Syrian opposition group, Nour al-din al-Zenki, beheading a minor Syrian boy over accusations that he was fighting for a pro-Syrian […]
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 picture shows an Israeli soldier holding two babies he rescued in his arms. Fact: The image is not authentic. It has been created by artificial intelligence. On 12 October 2023, the Facebook page ‘Jesus Daily Quotes’ posted a picture (archive) that appears to show an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier holding two babies […]
Claim: Football star Cristiano Ronaldo has been sentenced to 99 lashes for hugging a woman in Iran during his recent trip to the country. Fact: Iran, via its embassy in Spain, has denied the issuance of any court ruling against any international athlete in Iran. Fact or Fiction? On 25 October 2023, X (formerly Twitter) […]
Claim: Pakistani actor Ushna Shah says Instagram is censoring pro-Palestinian news content. Fact: Meta has removed news content for users in Canada following the implementation of the Online News Act 2023, which was passed on 22 June 2023, leading to the warning shown in Shah’s screenshot. On 21 October 2023, Pakistani actor Ushna Shah took […]
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 […]