Video of ‘missiles hitting Tel Aviv’ is from Kyiv in 2023
The clip is actually year-old footage from Kyiv, Ukraine. Read
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Middle East conflict
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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. Read
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Video of ‘Hezbollah bombing Israel’ actually shows petrol station explosion in Yemen
The video dates back to August and shows explosions at a petrol station in Aden, Yemen, not Israel. Read
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‘Hezbollah attacking Israel’ video compilation includes clips from Indonesia and Algeria
A video being shared online which is alleged to show the impact of strikes from Lebanon on Israel is using footage from unrelated events. Read
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‘Hezbollah drone video’ actually shows Ukrainian drone targeting Russian oil refinery
The video is from July and unrelated to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Read
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Video does not show recent footage of Israeli tanks moving to the Israel-Lebanon border
The video is 11 months old and actually shows tanks moving to Re'im, in southern Israel. Read
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US aircraft carrier not targeted in recent strikes from Yemen
It has been falsely claimed that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier was targeted at the end of August. Read
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Image of child shot in the head was taken in Yemen not Gaza
The picture is actually from Yemen in 2020 but is being shared on social media alongside a graphic of brands to boycott because of their supposed involvement with Israel. Read
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Israeli news programme did not conduct a public poll about soldiers raping prisoners
Posts on social media falsely claim Israel’s Channel 12 conducted this poll but the screenshot being used as evidence has been edited. Read
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Video of protesters pulling down Israel flag not connected to Paris Olympics
Footage of a protest in which a pro-Palestinian demonstrator pulls down an Israeli flag outside a building is being shared with a misleading caption relating it to the Olympic Games. Read
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