Video does not show recent footage of Israeli tanks moving to the Israel-Lebanon border
The video is 11 months old and actually shows tanks moving to Re'im, in southern Israel. Read
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No, this video doesn’t show that ‘NATO has nuked Russia’
Footage shared on social media depicts an attack on a Russian military depot, but there’s no evidence that either nuclear weapons or NATO were involved.. Read
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US aircraft carrier not targeted in recent strikes from Yemen
It has been falsely claimed that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier was targeted at the end of August. Read
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Image of child shot in the head was taken in Yemen not Gaza
The picture is actually from Yemen in 2020 but is being shared on social media alongside a graphic of brands to boycott because of their supposed involvement with Israel. Read
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Israeli news programme did not conduct a public poll about soldiers raping prisoners
Posts on social media falsely claim Israel’s Channel 12 conducted this poll but the screenshot being used as evidence has been edited. Read
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Video of protesters pulling down Israel flag not connected to Paris Olympics
Footage of a protest in which a pro-Palestinian demonstrator pulls down an Israeli flag outside a building is being shared with a misleading caption relating it to the Olympic Games. Read
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Fake BBC report claims Ukrainian businessmen donated to Trump campaign
A video is being shared online which purports to be a BBC News and Bellingcat investigation, but they made no such report. Read
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Photo supposedly showing US-flagged ship targeted in Gulf of Aden is of Iranian vessel in 2021
An image being shared on social media does not show a recent incident. Read
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No evidence Russian missile strike hit ‘NATO logistics hub’ in Ukraine
There is no evidence that a video shared in the aftermath of a Russian missile strike in Odessa, Ukraine, shows damage to a ‘NATO logistics hub’. Read
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Video of man in shroud shows Muslim burial training in Malaysia not dead body in Gaza
The footage is actually from Malaysia and was filmed before the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. Read
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