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  • Fact Check: Video Does Not Show New York City Protest Of Zara Clothing Ad Campaign -- It's Another Company's Ad, Not Protest

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    Is a video on social media that shows clothing thrown from above, falling into heaps on a Times Square sidewalk, part of a protest against the clothing store Zara because of an ad that was "disrespectful of the Gaza conflict"? No, that's not true: The CGI video is aiming to raise awareness of the environmental impact of the fast fashion…

    • Dec 14, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does Not Show New York City Protest Of Zara Clothing Ad Campaign -- It's Another Company's Ad, Not Protest Another Issue
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Army Commander Saying Israeli Forces Trapped, Burned Israeli Civilians In House -- It's Edited

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    Does a video show an Israeli army commander on October 14, 2023, stating that the Israel Defense Forces trapped and burned Israeli civilians in a house? No, that's not true: A Defense Forces spokesperson told Lead Stories that "The clip in question is part of a broader briefing on Hamas' massacre of Israeli civilians." The deceptively edited social media clip…

    • Dec 12, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Army Commander Saying Israeli Forces Trapped, Burned Israeli Civilians In House -- It's Edited Out Of Context
  • Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT Leaving Morocco Or San Francisco Because Of Pro-Palestine Protests

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    Is Starbucks leaving Morocco and San Francisco due to boycotts over the Hamas-Israel crisis and pro-Palestinian protests? No, that's not true: Starbucks announced the closure of seven stores in San Francisco on October 2, 2023, five days before the Hamas-Israel war began, the company spokesperson confirmed to Lead Stories. Starbucks also confirmed that the company continues to operate stores in…

    • Dec 8, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT Leaving Morocco Or San Francisco Because Of Pro-Palestine Protests Pre-War
  • Fact Check: Qatar Emir Did NOT Threaten Oil Supply To World Over Gaza Bombing

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    Did the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, threaten to stop oil supply to the world if bombing in Gaza does not stop? No, that's not true: The statement has never been made by Sheikh Tamim, a Qatari official told Lead Stories. An internet search did not produce any results that would corroborate the claim. The claim…

    • Dec 6, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Qatar Emir Did NOT Threaten Oil Supply To World Over Gaza Bombing Never Said
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Hamas Has Been Using Rubber Baby Dolls

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    Does a video on social media provide evidence that Hamas has been staging civilian casualties in Gaza by filming rubber dolls that look like real babies? No, that's not true: The video reused on social media was first posted months before the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict. Neither the footage nor the pre-war post said anything about Gaza. The claim appeared in…

    • Dec 6, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Hamas Has Been Using Rubber Baby Dolls Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Dior Did NOT Replace Bella Hadid With Israeli Model Due To Hadid's Support Of Palestine

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    Did Dior fashion house replace Bella Hadid with Israeli model May Tager due to Hadid's support of Palestine? No, that's not true: Hadid left Dior and joined beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury in March 2023, as the company publicly announced on its social media pages. This was seven months before the 2023 Hamas-Israel war erupted. Tager is not new to Dior.…

    • Dec 4, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Dior Did NOT Replace Bella Hadid With Israeli Model Due To Hadid's Support Of Palestine Before War
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove A Gaza Family Was 'Mourning Over A Doll'

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    Does a post on social media confirm that a Palestinian family grieved over a doll wrapped in white for burial, staging their loss? No, that's not true: The available body of evidence strongly suggests that the footage showed the body of an infant. The scene was shot from multiple angles by at least two different people, and both said it…

    • Dec 4, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove A Gaza Family Was 'Mourning Over A Doll' Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Staged Arrest On Gaza Border With Man 'Dressing Comfortably' After Being Handcuffed Almost Naked And Blindfolded -- Scenes Are Edited Out Of Sequence

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    Does a video of a man, described in a news report as a militant, show a staged arrest on the Gaza border because he is first seen blindfolded and in his underwear, then apparently putting his pants back on with no blindfold? No, that's not true: While social media accounts did not alter the Fox News footage compared to the…

    • Nov 29, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Staged Arrest On Gaza Border With Man 'Dressing Comfortably' After Being Handcuffed Almost Naked And Blindfolded -- Scenes Are Edited Out Of Sequence Out Of Order
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Protesters At Netanyahu's Jerusalem Home 'Demanding His Resignation' -- Rally In Tel Aviv Was For Israeli Hostages

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    Does a video posted on X show Israeli protesters surrounding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem to demand his resignation? No, that's not true: The video shows a rally taking place in Tel Aviv to call for the release of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas. At least two English-language signs carried by protesters refer to Israelis held hostage…

    • Nov 29, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Protesters At Netanyahu's Jerusalem Home 'Demanding His Resignation' -- Rally In Tel Aviv Was For Israeli Hostages For Hostages
  • Fact Check: Video Of Palestinian Child Detained By Israeli Soldiers Is NOT From 2023 -- This Incident Was In 2018

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    Was a 3-year-old Palestinian child detained in 2023 in the West Bank by Israeli soldiers as shown in a video? No, that's not true: This incident did happen in the town of Hebron in the West Bank; but it happened in 2018. As recorded in the video, the child's family succeeded in freeing the child from the soldier's grasp. The…

    • Nov 27, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Of Palestinian Child Detained By Israeli Soldiers Is NOT From 2023 -- This Incident Was In 2018 2018 Incident
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