Footage of ‘fighting in southern Lebanon’ is from Syria in 2016
The video originally appeared in an Al Jazeera article in 2016 and is unrelated to the recent conflict in Lebanon. Read
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Photo of ‘tents on fire in Gaza’ is unrelated artwork
The photo is a still from an artist’s video. Read
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Prime Minister has not said UK will ‘boycott diplomatic relations’ with Israel
Thousands of people have shared a post falsely claiming Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK will “boycott all diplomatic relations” with Israel due to the war in Gaza. Read
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Video doesn’t show crowds at Israeli airport fleeing the country
Social media posts claim a video shows thousands of people at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel fleeing the country, but it was actually filmed in Athens. Read
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Image does not show damaged ring belonging to killed Hezbollah leader
The photo of a broken silver ring has been circulating on social media with misleading claims that it was found with the body of Hassan Nasrallah. Read
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Video of ‘Tel Aviv destroyed by Iran’ actually of Taiwan factory fire
The video was uploaded to several stock image websites in July 2023 and is unrelated to recent events in Israel. Read
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Video of buses on fire falsely connected to recent attacks in Israel
Multiple buses are ablaze in footage circulating on social media with claims it shows recent scenes in Tel Aviv. Read
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Pictures don’t show smoke above Tel Aviv buildings
Through reverse image searching we were able to trace the pictures to a location more than 20 miles from the Israeli city. Read
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Video of ‘Iranian strikes on Israel’ actually petrol station explosion in Yemen
Last week the same video was shared alongside claims it showed Hezbollah bombing Israel. But it actually shows a petrol station explosion in Yemen. Read
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Video of explosion is from China not Tel Aviv
A clip is being shared online with false claims it shows an explosion at the Mossad headquarters in Israel. Read
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