Israel-Gaza conflict

Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza

3 September 2024

US aircraft carrier not targeted in recent strikes from Yemen

It has been falsely claimed that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier was targeted at the end of August.

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27 August 2024

Image of child shot in the head was taken in Yemen not Gaza

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.

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20 August 2024

Israeli news programme did not conduct a public poll about soldiers raping prisoners

Posts on social media falsely claim Israel’s Channel 12 conducted this poll but the screenshot being used as evidence has been edited.

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30 July 2024

Video of protesters pulling down Israel flag not connected to Paris Olympics

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.

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11 July 2024

Photo supposedly showing US-flagged ship targeted in Gulf of Aden is of Iranian vessel in 2021

An image being shared on social media does not show a recent incident.

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17 May 2024

Video of man in shroud shows Muslim burial training in Malaysia not dead body in Gaza

The footage is actually from Malaysia and was filmed before the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.

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14 May 2024

Danish King didn’t wave Palestinian flag in street protest

A video being widely shared online falsely claims to show the new King of Denmark taking part in a pro-Palestine protest.

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10 May 2024

Video shows 2009 Malmö riot, not recent Eurovision protests

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.

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10 May 2024

Video of ‘Rafah actors’ actually from Palestinian TV drama series

A video which is claimed to show people preparing to be ‘actors’ in Rafah ahead of Israel’s planned offensive in the city.

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30 April 2024

Photo showing Israeli flag alongside swastika at protest has been edited

The photo was taken at a ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, US, in 2017.

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