Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East
A clip being widely shared which supposedly shows Iran attacking Israel with missiles and drones is an artificially created video which dates from 2021. Read
A clip being shared on social media following the recent attack on Israel by Iran has been circulating online since at least 2020. Read
Passport Canada has reportedly apologised to a 90-year-old woman after she was told her renewed passport would not list ‘Palestine’ as her place of birth. Read
Several posts on social media suggest the Canadian embassy was warned about the recent airstrike, but it has been closed for more than a decade. Read
Benjamin Netanyahu has recently undergone hernia surgery but a picture supposedly showing him in hospital is not genuine. Read
Health
Many other countries have higher rates than Israel, according to WHO figures. Read
A video shows someone unwrapping a pair of Nike Air Force 1 trainers with blue stripes and a Star of David on the side. Read
The servicemen were actually holding the flag of a specific brigade within the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), not one associated with the terrorist group. Read
The graph, which has been shared widely online in recent months, suggests the number of civilian deaths per airstrike in Gaza last year was significantly lower than in other conflicts. Read
The footage actually shows an explosion at a warehouse in Michigan in the United States. Read
