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  • 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
  • Fact Check: Deepfake Video Of AOC Saying Ceasefire 'Means That Somebody Sees a Fire' Is NOT Real

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    Did U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say that a ceasefire is when "somebody sees a fire"? No, that's not true: This is a deepfake video originating from a meme account that identified it as such with a "deepfake" hashtag. The voice track that mimics the voice of Ocasio-Cortez was added over a video clip taken from a livestream posted by the…

    • Nov 27, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Deepfake Video Of AOC Saying Ceasefire 'Means That Somebody Sees a Fire' Is NOT Real Deepfake Video
  • Fact Check: Norwegian Newspaper Did NOT Report That 5 Years Old Was Average Age Of Palestinians Killed In Gaza

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    Did VG, a Norwegian newspaper, report that the average age of Palestinians killed in Gaza was 5 years old, as claimed by an image on social media? No, that's not true: The newspaper reported that 5-year-olds represented the age group with the highest number of people killed in Gaza between October 7 and October 26, 2023. Taking the largest age…

    • Nov 24, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Norwegian Newspaper Did NOT Report That 5 Years Old Was Average Age Of Palestinians Killed In Gaza Not Measured
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Doctors Without Borders Medic Picking Up Gun And Carrying It Away -- Man Wears PMRC Vest

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    Does a video on Instagram show a Doctors Without Borders medic scooping up a rifle from a fallen gunman and running it up the street to another gunman who is still shooting? No, that's not true: The uniform worn by the person in the video carries the logo of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society, a different organization. Higher-resolution video filmed…

    • Nov 23, 2023
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Doctors Without Borders Medic Picking Up Gun And Carrying It Away -- Man Wears PMRC Vest PMRC Vest
  • Fact Check: NO Proof Video Shows Israel's Flag At Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital -- Exact Location Of Footage Remains Unconfirmed

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    Does a video show Israeli soldiers placing their national flag atop the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza? No, that's not true: Al Shifa buildings seen in other photos didn't appear to have any UN markings on the rooftops, while the building in versions of the flag-raising scene did have clear UN markings on its roof. A representative for the United…

    • Nov 20, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Proof Video Shows Israel's Flag At Gaza's Al Shifa Hospital -- Exact Location Of Footage Remains Unconfirmed Undetermined
  • Fact Check: Palestinian Health Ministry Did NOT Announce That All ICU Patients Had Died At Al Shifa Hospital In Gaza By November 12, 2023

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    Did the Ministry of Health in Gaza announce that all the ICU patients at the Al Shifa hospital had died in mid-November 2023 because of Israeli bombardments and cutting off electricity as well as blocking supplies? No, that's not true: Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila misstated at a November 11, 2023, news briefing that all 39 babies at the hospital…

    • Nov 16, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Palestinian Health Ministry Did NOT Announce That All ICU Patients Had Died At Al Shifa Hospital In Gaza By November 12, 2023 Not All Died
  • Fact Check: Israeli Defense Force Footage Does NOT Show Aerial Gunners Firing On Fleeing Supernova Festival Goers

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    Does a compilation of gun camera clips show Israeli Apache helicopters firing on civilians who were running from the Supernova music festival during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: Independent investigators with GeoConfirmed identified locations in the footage near one of the Gaza border fence breaches several miles away from the location of the music…

    • Nov 15, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Israeli Defense Force Footage Does NOT Show Aerial Gunners Firing On Fleeing Supernova Festival Goers Not Festival
  • Fact Check: 'Stand With Israel' Replacing 'Stand With Ukraine' Billboard Was NOT Displayed On New York's 7th Avenue -- It's CGI Fake

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    Does a video show a large billboard ad of an ABC News "Stand With Ukraine" message being replaced with a "Stand With Israel" message in New York City's Times Square district? No, that's not true: This video of the intersection of 50th Street and 7th Avenue has been edited to show a fake advertisement. The real illuminated billboard display at…

    • Nov 14, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Stand With Israel' Replacing 'Stand With Ukraine' Billboard Was NOT Displayed On New York's 7th Avenue -- It's CGI Fake Edited Video
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Scene Of Injured Palestinian Man In Hospital Is Fake

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    Does a video show a Gaza man giving "an Oscar-worthy performance for the camera" with fake injuries? No, that's not true: According to translated audio, the footage shows a group of people saying that the man's wounds are not as serious as they could be, in an apparent effort to reassure a relative or friend. Viral posts spreading the claim…

    • Nov 13, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Scene Of Injured Palestinian Man In Hospital Is Fake Mislabeled
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Depict British Police Showing Peace Signs To Pro-Palestinian Protesters

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    Does a video show British police officers expressing support for a pro-Palestinian rally in London during the 2023 Hamas-Israel war? No, that's not true: London's Metropolitan Police told Lead Stories that the men in the footage were not their officers. The video captured people wearing bright yellow jackets with the insignia of Peace Officers UK, a group of COVID-19 deniers…

    • Nov 10, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Depict British Police Showing Peace Signs To Pro-Palestinian Protesters Police Deny
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