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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Palestinian Baby Injured During 2023 Gaza Conflict -- It's American Infant With Serious Medical Conditions Born Before War

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    Does a video of a baby with medical tubes and sensors attached to their body show the consequences from conflict in Gaza for Palestinian children in 2023? No, that's not true: The footage in a post making that implication predates the 2023 Hamas-Israel war. The video comes from an account of an American family documenting the journey of their baby…

    • Dec 19, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Palestinian Baby Injured During 2023 Gaza Conflict -- It's American Infant With Serious Medical Conditions Born Before War Not Gaza
  • Fact Check: Israel Did NOT Officially Admit Its Army 'Bombed At Nova Festival And Killed 364 Israelis'

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    Did Israel officially admit that its army bombed the Nova Festival and caused the death of 364 Israelis during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: Israeli officials called the claim "untrue" and "fake." Additionally, there is no evidence presented to support the assertion that the Israel Defense Forces attacked the music festival, resulting in the…

    • Dec 19, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Israel Did NOT Officially Admit Its Army 'Bombed At Nova Festival And Killed 364 Israelis' Not Official
  • Fact Check: Video Of Palestinian Man Falling In A Street Is NOT 'Theater' From Gaza In 2023 -- It Was Shot In Hebron In 2015; There's NO Evidence Man Was Faking Injuries

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    Does a video of a man collapsing in the street prove that his fall was staged for pro-Hamas propaganda and that it happened in Gaza in 2023? No, that's not true: The footage predates the 2023 Hamas-Israel war. Contrary to online speculations, it doesn't show an incident in Gaza -- it was filmed in the West Bank in 2015. Lead…

    • Dec 18, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Of Palestinian Man Falling In A Street Is NOT 'Theater' From Gaza In 2023 -- It Was Shot In Hebron In 2015; There's NO Evidence Man Was Faking Injuries 2015, Hebron
  • Fact Check: Ministry Of Education In Gaza Did NOT 'Officially Announce' End Of 2023/2024 Academic Year 'As All Students Have Been Killed'

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    Was the academic year in Gaza suspended because "all students" have died? No, that's not true: Available data suggests that most schoolchildren are still alive, even though the Hamas-Israel war has disrupted their education. While international organizations have drawn attention to the death toll among minors in the war, none state that Gaza's entire school-age population -- some 625,000 children,…

    • Dec 15, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Ministry Of Education In Gaza Did NOT 'Officially Announce' End Of 2023/2024 Academic Year 'As All Students Have Been Killed' Many Alive
  • 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
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