Claim: A video shows a blazing fire and clouds of smoke after a plane crashed at Egypt airport killing 2000 people. Fact: The claim is false. The video is originally from 2020 and shows a fire that erupted after a crude oil pipeline ruptured in the suburbs of Cairo. On 22 June 2024, a user […]
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 Hamas fighters paragliding into Israel amid the recent escalation between Israel and Palestine. Fact: The video is unrelated to the Palestine-Israel escalation. It is old and shows paragliders flying around the Egyptian Military Academy in Cairo. Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, launched an attack on Israel on 7 […]
Claim: A picture shows the pulpit from which Imam Hussain delivered sermons. Fact: The raised platform is actually known as St Jeremiah’s Pulpit in the Saqqara necropolis in Giza, Egypt, and has no connection to Imam Hussain. On 28 July 2023, the Facebook user ‘Ahmad Raza’ posted (archive) a photo showing what looks like a […]
Claim: Viral video from Pakistan shows a fraudulent vegetable seller who can be seen cheating the scales with a customer. Fact: The video is actually from Egypt, and the vendor was eventually arrested by the Consumer Protection Department of the country. On 19 March 2023, former Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for Tourism Coordination […]