No evidence ‘IDF general killed in Hamas conflict’ exists
The claim has been circulating widely since 21 November amid the conflict in Israel and Gaza. Read
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Washington Post did not report that Ukraine supplies weapons to Hamas
A screenshot of a fake Washington Post article has been shared on social media. Read
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Video of ‘anti-government’ rally in Warsaw mislabelled as pro-Palestine march
The rally took place on 1 October, before the 7 October attacks on Israel. Read
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Footage does not show an Israeli police officer strangling a Palestinian child to death
The video actually shows an incident at a train station in Sweden in 2015. Read
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Footage of ‘Palestinians faking injuries’ comes from film shoot in Lebanon
A behind-the-scenes video about a stylised film is being shared with claims it is evidence of Palestinians staging children’s injuries. Read
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Video of building being blown up is not Gaza parliament
A video of a building in the Gaza Strip being blown up has been claimed to show a Palestinian parliament building, but it does not. Read
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Claim Benjamin Netanyahu’s psychiatrist took his own life appears to come from a 2010 satirical blog
The claim has been shared widely online since recent events in Israel and Gaza. Read
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Video does not show Israeli helicopter shooting civilians at Supernova music festival
Several posts sharing this video on social media claim Israel has admitted to shooting its own civilians. Read
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Was the UK the first country to send tanks to Ukraine?
Neither the government nor the Conservative party have backed up a claim the Prime Minister made last month. Read
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Forbes magazine covers showing Hamas leaders are fake
Two satirical images appearing to be Forbes covers featuring Hamas leaders have been circulating on social media. Read
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