Middle East conflict

Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East

4 October 2024

Video of buses on fire falsely connected to recent attacks in Israel

Multiple buses are ablaze in footage circulating on social media with claims it shows recent scenes in Tel Aviv.

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3 October 2024

Pictures don’t show smoke above Tel Aviv buildings

Through reverse image searching we were able to trace the pictures to a location more than 20 miles from the Israeli city.

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3 October 2024

Video of ‘Iranian strikes on Israel’ actually petrol station explosion in Yemen

Last week the same video was shared alongside claims it showed Hezbollah bombing Israel. But it actually shows a petrol station explosion in Yemen.

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3 October 2024

Video of explosion is from China not Tel Aviv

A clip is being shared online with false claims it shows an explosion at the Mossad headquarters in Israel.

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3 October 2024

Video does not show Benjamin Netanyahu running to bunker

An old clip of Mr Netanyahu running to vote in parliament has been shared with claims it shows him running to a bunker amid recent attacks on Israel.

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2 October 2024

Video of Lebanese citizens ‘celebrating Hezbollah leader’s death’ is actually from 2020 protest

The video is unrelated to the recent death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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30 September 2024

No evidence Mike Tyson made speech about Palestine

False claims that the boxer called for a boycott of Israel have been shared online.

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30 September 2024

Video of ‘corpse running away’ is not related to Israel conflict

A video clip is being shared on social media with the suggestion it shows people ‘scared’ of Israeli drones—but it actually shows a staged ‘funeral procession’ in Jordan in 2020.

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30 September 2024

Video of ‘missiles hitting Tel Aviv’ is from Kyiv in 2023

The clip is actually year-old footage from Kyiv, Ukraine.

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30 September 2024

Video shows a Brazil warehouse fire, not a Hezbollah ‘bombing’

A short video has been circulating on social media with misleading captions claiming it’s related to the escalating conflict between Hezbollah and Israel.

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