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Video shows the IOF obstructing ambulances that are on their way to the conflict-struck Gaza
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Sözde Rus medyası tarafından yayınlanan videonun ABD’ye yönelik varsayımsal bir nükleer saldırıyı gösterdiği iddiası
Publisher’s rating: Yanlış
This video shows an Israeli soldier recently pushing an elderly Palestinian man on the ground, severely injuring him.
Publisher’s rating: Misleading
Hamas delegates eat a meal at a Qatari hotel in the midst of war.
Publisher’s rating: False
Photo depicting Israeli soldiers holding an ISIS flag along with the Israeli flag.
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
FACTLY found that the viral image was digitally edited: the original showed Israeli soldiers holding the Golani Brigade flag alongside Israel’s national flag. The IDF posted the original image on 05 June 2023, and the ISIS flag had been substituted for the brigade flag.
Abisheka Blamed JVP For 88/89 Attack On Dalada Maligawa In SL Vlog Podcast !(Video)
Publisher’s rating: Altered
The review says the original SL Vlog podcast discussed doctors migrating abroad and did not mention the Dalada Maligawa attack or attribute it to the JVP. It reports that social media versions used altered audio, and that SL Vlog owner Bruno Diwakara confirmed the podcast did not discuss the attack.
البوارج الحربية الروسية الصينية تدخل خليج عمان
Publisher’s rating: خبر كاذب
The video depicts a woman who has suffered facial injuries due to Israel’s phosphorus bomb attacks on Palestine
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The video shows Shaima, a woman from Fes, Morocco, who has the rare genetic skin disease Xeroderma Pigmentosum—not a victim of Israel’s phosphorus bomb attacks. FACTLY reports that the video was originally shared by the Moroccan Moon Voice Association, which supports people with the condition.
أقسم ألا يعود إلا برأس السنوار.. مقتل العقيد "ساعور جيفالي" بمنزل مفخخ بخان يونس
Publisher’s rating: خبر كاذب
Польские фермеры разбили авто для ВСУ
Publisher’s rating: Посольство Украины в Польше опровергло эту информацию.
Image shows Israeli soldiers holding both an Israeli flag and an ISIS flag side by side
Publisher’s rating: Altered. The Israeli soldiers are holding the flag of the Golani Brigade military unit, not ISIS.
The review says the viral image was edited: the flag associated with ISIS replaced the Golani Brigade unit’s flag. It traces the original image to Israeli soldiers taking part in the African Lion 2023 exercise in Morocco in June 2023.
Donald Trump said that the September 11 attacks never happened as they were” shown to us.”
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The review says the viral graphic used a photo from Trump’s 22 January 2024 rally in Laconia, New Hampshire. It reports that Trump referred to the attacks as events that did not occur during his presidency, not as events that never happened: “This clarified that he mentioned the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks in the context of saying they did not occur during his tenure as president.”
ബംഗാളിൽ നടന്നുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നത്👆 നാളെ കേരളത്തിലും നടക്കാൻ സാദ്ധ്യതയുള്ളത്. 1921 ലെ മാപ്പിള ലഹള മറക്കരുത്
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Deze video's tonen een zinkend Brits vrachtschip na een aanval van de Houthi's.
Publisher’s rating: Onwaar
The review says the two videos shared as showing the British cargo ship Rubymar sinking after the Houthi attack do not show that ship. One depicts a vessel that sank off Oman in 2013; the other shows a South Korean ship that sank off Brazil in 2020. The Rubymar had been struck but was still afloat when the review reported on it.