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.
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A ‘corpse’ that leaps up and runs as sirens sound was part of a staged funeral procession filmed in 2020, reportedly in Jordan. Read
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A video showing a supposedly injured man “hopping on the wrong leg” has been shared online with claims it is “Palestinian propaganda”. But the clip is actually from a comedy skit filmed in Iraq. Read
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A compilation video featuring old clips from Gaza and an earthquake in Turkey has been shared online with false claims it shows recent scenes in Israel. Read
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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. Read
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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. Read
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The clip was actually filmed in Tunisia in September 2025. Read
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The footage has been shared widely on social media with misleading captions claiming it depicts the Global Sumud Flotilla. Read
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There have been genuine reports of Egyptians doing this, but the images in these posts aren’t real and were made using AI. Read
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. Read
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