Claim: A video shows the IDF executing a large number of Palestinian prisoners of war, who are thrown into a pre-dug pit before being shot to death. Fact: The clip does not show the IDF, but two Syrian military intelligence service officers killing civilians, in what later came to be known as the 2013 Tadamon […]
Claim: A video shows a cleric engaging in sexual activity with a boy in a mosque in Palestine. Fact: The video is from Pakistan. It surfaced in 2021 when a seminary student exposed the sexual abuse he was subjected to at the hands of his teacher and former JUI-F leader, Mufti Azizur Rehman. [Trigger warning: […]
Claim: The UN has sent “expired aid” to Gaza, Palestine. Fact: The expiry date on the food items, part of the WFP aid sent to Gaza is 22 November 2023, more than two weeks from the time of writing. On 4 November 2023, the Facebook page ‘Stand for palestine’ posted (archive) a picture of what […]
Claim: Model Bella Hadid has spoken in favour of Israel, apologising for her past remarks about the country. Fact: The clip was created by altering an old video, using deepfake technology. The original video is from 2016 when the model spoke about her challenges growing up with Lyme disease at the Global Lyme Alliance Gala […]
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: 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: The Taliban have announced that they have asked Iran, Iraq and Jordan to grant them passage to Israel. They have stated that their intent is to “conquer Jerusalem”. Fact: The Afghan Taliban spokesperson has refuted the claim that the Taliban are seeking permission from neighbouring countries to access a passage to Israel after the […]
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: 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: 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 […]
Editor’s note: It is unfortunate that we have to investigate whether a dead body is real or not. In line with ethical reporting and out of respect for the family of the deceased, we have decided not to include raw visuals. All screenshots below are blurred at specific places. One of these visuals shows a […]