Gaza

Full Fact provides independent, evidence-based fact checks about Gaza. Our team investigates viral claims, videos and official statements concerning the conflict, humanitarian situation and political developments in the region.

15 October 2025

No evidence Italy’s PM said Keir Starmer ‘harmed’ Gaza peace deal

The Italian embassy in London told us social media posts claiming Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised Keir Starmer as “cringe” over the Gaza peace deal are false.

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A portrait of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in 2023.
14 October 2025

The UK has not pledged £40 billion for Gaza reconstruction

This figure appears to be based on an estimate of the total cost of rebuilding the territory, not the amount being committed by the UK.

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Palestine children among the rubble of a house in Gaza
10 October 2025

Video does not show Global Sumud Flotilla boat arriving in Gaza

The clip was actually filmed in Tunisia in September 2025.

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Image of a Palestinian flag
30 September 2025

Miscaptioned video shows Turkish football fans, not the Gaza aid flotilla

The footage has been shared widely on social media with misleading captions claiming it depicts the Global Sumud Flotilla.

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The Palestinian flag
29 July 2025

AI-generated images of people throwing bottles of food in the sea towards Gaza shared online

There have been genuine reports of Egyptians doing this, but the images in these posts aren’t real and were made using AI.

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A sign which reads “To Gaza”.
2 November 2023

No evidence for TikTok video’s claims about Palestinians’ life expectancy and BBC coverage

The video claimed that most Palestinians “don’t ever make it past the age of 30” and that the BBC cut off its own journalist because of the content of his report.

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