Photo supposedly showing US-flagged ship targeted in Gulf of Aden is of Iranian vessel in 2021
An image being shared on social media does not show a recent incident. Read
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Middle East conflict
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Video of man in shroud shows Muslim burial training in Malaysia not dead body in Gaza
The footage is actually from Malaysia and was filmed before the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. Read
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Danish King didn’t wave Palestinian flag in street protest
A video being widely shared online falsely claims to show the new King of Denmark taking part in a pro-Palestine protest. Read
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Video shows 2009 Malmö riot, not recent Eurovision protests
While pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been protesting Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2024, this video is over a decade old and is not related to the contest. Read
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Video of ‘Rafah actors’ actually from Palestinian TV drama series
A video which is claimed to show people preparing to be ‘actors’ in Rafah ahead of Israel’s planned offensive in the city. Read
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Photo showing Israeli flag alongside swastika at protest has been edited
The photo was taken at a ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville, US, in 2017. Read
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Video of girl with epilepsy is not related to Israel-Gaza conflict
A video claiming to show a girl traumatised by bombings in the Israel-Gaza conflict is taken from a TikTok page about a Syrian girl suffering from epilepsy, likely in Lebanon. Read
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Old photo shows an explosion on a German warship near Norway not Yemen
It has been shared on social media with the false claim it shows a German warship retreating from Yemen. Read
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Footage of people taking cover at a petrol station in Israel is not from Iran’s attack
The video has been shared widely on social media with claims it shows Iran’s attack on Israel, but it was actually taken in 2023 and shows missiles being intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome. Read
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Video does not show Palestinians ‘celebrating’ after Iran strikes
A clip shared on social media actually shows a large crowd outside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem before the strikes. Read
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