Fact checks, commentary and analysis about the state of Israel
Conflict
A video of a large fire filmed from a moving vehicle has been shared online again with claims it shows a “major strike” on an oil facility in Israel.We’ve written … Read
World
The footage has been online for over a year and is completely unrelated to the recent Dubai to Tel Aviv flight. Read
World
The BBC has confirmed to Full Fact that the footage isn’t real. Read
World
A video claiming to show footage from the Flydubai flight where a pilot was reportedly stabbed combines visuals of a different flight flying over Dubai with audio from a 2022 turbulence video. Read
Conflict
A viral video shared with claims it shows Iranian fighter jets attempting to enter Israeli airspace is actually from the video game War Thunder. Read
Conflict
An old video of a fire in the UAE is circulating online again, this time with false claims it shows the aftermath of a recent Iranian attack on energy infrastructure in Israel. Read
Europe
A video shared with claims it shows a protest in Albania against a proposed coastal development plan backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner is actually footage of football fans celebrating in Spain. Read
Conflict
A clip being shared on social media of a woman in uniform in front of an Israeli flag is from an Egyptian television show. Read
United States
We asked media forensics experts to analyse the “never-before-seen clip”. Read
Conflict
A video shared with claims it shows an Iranian attack on a power plant in Haifa actually dates back to a 2015 chemical fire emergency response drill in China. Read
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