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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Robert De Niro Yelling At Anti-Israel Protesters -- He Was Rehearsing For An Upcoming Netflix Series

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    Does a video show actor Robert De Niro yelling at anti-Israel protestors? No, that's not true: A spokesperson at Netflix told Lead Stories that this video was taken during the rehearsal of an upcoming series. Lead Stories found photographs on Getty Images of De Niro in the same clothing he was wearing in the claim. The caption to these photos…

    • May 6, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Robert De Niro Yelling At Anti-Israel Protesters -- He Was Rehearsing For An Upcoming Netflix Series Rehearsal
  • Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Pro-Palestinian College Protesters Largely Had The Same Tents

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    Do photos circulating on social media prove that pro-Palestinian college protesters in the U.S. are using largely identical tents? No, that's not true: While there is an abundance of green tents at the nationwide protests, images from multiple campuses show a broad variety of tents in the encampments. The green tents are sold at Walmart nationwide. The claim about lookalike…

    • May 3, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Pro-Palestinian College Protesters Largely Had The Same Tents Large Variety
  • Fact Check: Woman Applying Lip Gloss In Police Shield Reflection Is NOT At Pro-Palestine Protest On US Campus

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    Does a photo show a pro-Palestine protester in the United States defiantly using an officer's riot shield as a mirror as she applies her lip gloss? No, that's not true: This photo's authentic caption says it shows a protester in Tbilisi, Georgia. A different photo from a Reuters photographer covering the April 16, 2024, demonstrations in Tbilisi against a proposed…

    • May 3, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Woman Applying Lip Gloss In Police Shield Reflection Is NOT At Pro-Palestine Protest On US Campus Tbilisi Photo
  • Fact Check: Doctored Image Of Paraglider Dummies At Columbia University Is NOT Authentic -- It Was Digitally Altered

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    Does a photo show that students in the pro-Palestinian encampment at Columbia University installed inflatable dummies of paragliders, referencing one method that Hamas reportedly used during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel? No, that's not true: What could have been mistaken for two dummies in a low-quality picture on social media were emojis, not authentic objects. Photos of the…

    • Apr 29, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Doctored Image Of Paraglider Dummies At Columbia University Is NOT Authentic -- It Was Digitally Altered Emojis
  • Fact Check: Israel Did NOT Vote 'For Palestine' In October 2023 UN Security Council Session -- Post Misrepresents Council's President's Spoken Mistake

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    Does a viral video prove that Israel voted "for Palestine" during a United Nations Security Council meeting? No, that's not true: In the meeting the then-president of the U.N. Security Council read a list of the countries supporting a resolution on Gaza days after the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. He included Israel but he immediately corrected himself and…

    • Apr 23, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Israel Did NOT Vote 'For Palestine' In October 2023 UN Security Council Session -- Post Misrepresents Council's President's Spoken Mistake Human Error
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Give $16 Billion Of US Money To Iran In 2023; They're Frozen Iranian Assets

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    Did President Joe Biden give $16 billion of American money away to Iran in 2023? No, that's not true: First, it's important to say that the amount in question is $6 billion, not $16 billion. Secondly, the money wasn't U.S. taxpayer dollars to begin with; the funds were Iranian financial assets that had been frozen in South Korea due to…

    • Apr 16, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Give $16 Billion Of US Money To Iran In 2023; They're Frozen Iranian Assets On Hold
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Palestinians Celebrating After 'Hearing The News Of Iran's Attack On Israel' -- Clip Is Outdated

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    Does footage on social media show Palestinians celebrating at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem after they heard news of Iran's mid-April 2024 aerial attack on Israel? No, that's not true: The video was shot days before Iran launched drones and missiles against Israel. The video was recorded during the last Friday of Ramadan, according to a BBC reporter. Lead Stories…

    • Apr 15, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Palestinians Celebrating After 'Hearing The News Of Iran's Attack On Israel' -- Clip Is Outdated Older Footage
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show April 13, 2024 Iranian Barrage Of Hundreds Of Cruise Missiles, Drones On Israel

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    Does a video on social media document a barrage of hundreds of cruise missiles and drones launched into Israel by Iran on April 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The video, found in a variety of posts, appeared on social media several years before Iran's 2024 attack on Israel. Lead Stories found examples of the clip dating back to 2022…

    • Apr 13, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show April 13, 2024 Iranian Barrage Of Hundreds Of Cruise Missiles, Drones On Israel Pre-2024 Video
  • Fact Check: IDF DID Fire Shots Near Site Of Gaza Trampling Incident On February 29, 2024

    Fact Check

    Did the Israel Defense Forces not open fire near trucks delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza on February 29, 2024? No, that's not true: The Israel Defense Forces officially acknowledged that Israeli soldiers fired shots within proximity of the incident. However the exact circumstances of the events leading up to the death of dozens of people remain disputed at the time…

    • Mar 1, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: IDF DID Fire Shots Near Site Of Gaza Trampling Incident On February 29, 2024 IDF Confirmed
  • Fact Check: Aaron Bushnell Did NOT Comment On Reddit 'Palestine Will Be Free When All The Jews Are Dead'

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    Did Aaron Bushnell comment on Reddit that "Palestine will be free when all the jews are dead"? No, that's not true: Bushnell, the 25-year-old U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., did not make the comment on the Reddit website. While his account was deleted after his death, searches using archives…

    • Feb 29, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check:  Aaron Bushnell Did NOT Comment On Reddit 'Palestine Will Be Free When All The Jews Are Dead' Fact Check:  Aaron Bushnell Did NOT Comment On Reddit 'Palestine Will Be Free When All The Jews Are Dead' Fake Message
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