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The claim

Visuals showing a man attacking a speaker with a gun in a congress are of an Israeli Senate member attacking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review identifies the video as showing Oktai Enimehmedov attempting to attack Ahmed Dogan at a party congress in Sofia, Bulgaria—not Netanyahu. It says the attack occurred on 19 January 2013 and that Enimehmedov was subdued by security.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026