Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East
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
Posts on social media falsely claim Israel’s Channel 12 conducted this poll but the screenshot being used as evidence has been edited. Read
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
An image being shared on social media does not show a recent incident. Read
The footage is actually from Malaysia and was filmed before the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. Read
A video being widely shared online falsely claims to show the new King of Denmark taking part in a pro-Palestine protest. Read
While pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been protesting Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024, this video is over a decade old and is not related to the contest. Read
A video which is claimed to show people preparing to be ‘actors’ in Rafah ahead of Israel’s planned offensive in the city. Read
The photo was taken at a ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, US, in 2017. Read
A video claiming to show a girl traumatised by bombings in the Israel-Gaza conflict is taken from a TikTok page about a Syrian girl suffering from epilepsy, likely in Lebanon. Read
Fact checking claims made by politicians, public figures and viral online content can give you the full picture backed by the evidence.
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