Conflict

Fact checks, commentary and analysis about wars, unrest and civil strife taking place around the world

30 September 2024

No evidence Mike Tyson made speech about Palestine

False claims that the boxer called for a boycott of Israel have been shared online.

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30 September 2024

Video of ‘corpse running away’ is not related to Israel conflict

A video clip is being shared on social media with the suggestion it shows people ‘scared’ of Israeli drones—but it actually shows a staged ‘funeral procession’ in Jordan in 2020.

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30 September 2024

Video of ‘missiles hitting Tel Aviv’ is from Kyiv in 2023

The clip is actually year-old footage from Kyiv, Ukraine.

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30 September 2024

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.

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27 September 2024

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.

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27 September 2024

No, this video isn’t really of President Zelenskyy belly dancing

A video clip manipulated using AI which appears to show the Ukrainian president dancing at a birthday party is being shared again on social media.

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25 September 2024

‘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.

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24 September 2024

‘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.

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24 September 2024

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.

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23 September 2024

No, this video doesn’t show that ‘NATO has nuked Russia’

Footage shared on social media depicts an attack on a Russian military depot, but there’s no evidence that either nuclear weapons or NATO were involved..

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