Israel-Gaza conflict
Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza
Images of burning cargo ship from Sri Lanka in 2021 not attack on Israeli boat
Facebook posts claim an Israeli cargo ship was bombed by Yemen. But the images are from 2021 and show a container ship on fire off the coast of Sri Lanka.
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Manure dumped at French McDonald’s protesting meat supply not Israel
The footage is unrelated to protests over the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and shows direct action by French farmers about imported meat.
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Video shows an execution by Islamic State, not Hamas
The disturbing video has been shared on social media with an incorrect caption in recent days.
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No evidence ‘IDF general killed in Hamas conflict’ exists
The claim has been circulating widely since 21 November amid the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
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Washington Post did not report that Ukraine supplies weapons to Hamas
A screenshot of a fake Washington Post article has been shared on social media.
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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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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 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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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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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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