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24 November 2023

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.

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Video of ‘anti-government’ rally in Warsaw mislabelled as pro-Palestine march
23 November 2023

Facebook posts show lagoon in Chile, not ‘blood red’ River Nile

The video has been shared across multiple social media platforms with many posts referencing Bible passages.

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Facebook posts show lagoon in Chile, not ‘blood red’ River Nile
22 November 2023

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.

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Footage does not show an Israeli police officer strangling a Palestinian child to death
21 November 2023

Videos show volcano erupting in Iceland in 2021

The footage is being shared with the implication it shows current events.

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Videos show volcano erupting in Iceland in 2021
21 November 2023

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.

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Footage of ‘Palestinians faking injuries’ comes from film shoot in Lebanon
21 November 2023

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.

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Video of building being blown up is not Gaza parliament
20 November 2023

Around 6.5 million patients in England on hospital waiting lists

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves seems to have mistaken the number of treatments waiting to begin with the number of individuals awaiting treatment.

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Around 6.5 million patients in England on hospital waiting lists
17 November 2023

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.

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Claim Benjamin Netanyahu’s psychiatrist took his own life appears to come from a 2010 satirical blog
17 November 2023

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.

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Video does not show Israeli helicopter shooting civilians at Supernova music festival
17 November 2023

Photo of man with swastika tattoo is actually from 2016

A photo Diane Abbott MP claimed was taken at demonstrations in London last week comes from a protest in Bolton seven years earlier.

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Photo of man with swastika tattoo is actually from 2016

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