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31 October 2024

Video of 2017 Jerusalem lorry attack reshared with suggestion it shows recent incident

The clip being shared is unrelated to a recent incident involving a truck in Tel Aviv.

29 October 2024

Video of ‘Hezbollah attack on petrochemical plant in Israel’ actually shows Israeli airstrike on Yemen port

The footage is from September 2024 and shows the Hudaydah Port in Yemen, not a petrochemical plant in Haifa.

25 October 2024

McDonald’s did not close in Iceland because of a boycott

Posts shared on Facebook suggest the closure of McDonald’s in Iceland was due to a boycott, but the branches closed in 2009 because of the country’s financial crisis.

25 October 2024

Image of plane landing near explosion is AI

The image is being shared on social media with claims it shows a plane landing at Beirut International Airport during Israeli airstrikes.

23 October 2024

Old image of bombing in Gaza reshared with claims it shows recent strikes in Beirut

The picture is actually more than a year old.

21 October 2024

Video claimed to show ‘Red Sea hell for Israel’ actually shows South Korean ship in China

The video dates back to December 2023 and shows the aftermath of an explosion. It is unrelated to the recent conflict in the Middle East.

18 October 2024

Black band on UNRWA logo is not new

Some social media users incorrectly speculated the UN agency changed its logo after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

18 October 2024

Image supposedly showing Israeli soldiers taken prisoner by Hezbollah almost certainly AI-generated

A picture is being shared on social media with claims it shows IDF soldiers captured in Lebanon.

14 October 2024

Picture of Tel Aviv ‘up in flames’ is from Moscow terror attack

The image is unrelated to the recent conflict in the Middle East.

14 October 2024

No evidence IDF chief Herzi Halevi is dead

Rumours have spread that Lt Gen Halevi was killed after a Hezbollah drone attack in Israel on Sunday evening.

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Middle East conflict

Video of 2017 Jerusalem lorry attack reshared with suggestion it shows recent incident

Video of ‘Hezbollah attack on petrochemical plant in Israel’ actually shows Israeli airstrike on Yemen port

McDonald’s did not close in Iceland because of a boycott

Image of plane landing near explosion is AI

Old image of bombing in Gaza reshared with claims it shows recent strikes in Beirut

Video claimed to show ‘Red Sea hell for Israel’ actually shows South Korean ship in China

Black band on UNRWA logo is not new

Image supposedly showing Israeli soldiers taken prisoner by Hezbollah almost certainly AI-generated

Picture of Tel Aviv ‘up in flames’ is from Moscow terror attack

No evidence IDF chief Herzi Halevi is dead

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