

{"id":167865,"date":"2023-10-11T22:54:15","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T17:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=167865"},"modified":"2023-10-12T15:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:35:18","slug":"disinformation-falsehoods-flood-social-media-as-israel-hamas-conflict-escalates-into-full-blown-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/disinformation-falsehoods-flood-social-media-as-israel-hamas-conflict-escalates-into-full-blown-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Disinformation, falsehoods flood social media as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates into full-blown war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Entering its fifth day on October 11, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2023\/10\/11\/israel-hamas-war-list-of-key-events-day-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel-Palestine conflict<\/a> all but escalated into a full-blown war with the Israeli military confirming that dozens of its fighter jets had struck more than 200 targets overnight in a neighbourhood of Gaza City even as Hamas fighters rampaged through parts of southern Israel, in the deadliest Palestinian attack in Israel\u2019s history. The combined toll on both sides crossed 3,500, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/world-news\/israel-gaza-war-israel-palestine-war-israel-retakes-gaza-border-areas-as-hamas-threatens-to-kill-hostages-4469690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several videos related to the recent conflict between Palestine and Israel have been circulating on social media. Alt News has already debunked five such claims in a <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/many-unrelated-and-old-videos-shared-as-israel-palestine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>. We will examine several more such claims in this story.<\/p>\n<h4>Claim I<\/h4>\n<p>A video showing five children being held prisoner in cages allegedly by Hamas militants is currently viral on social media. A tweet by X (formerly Twitter) user <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@OCanonist gained 2 million views. &#8220;What purpose does this serve? Are they Israeli hostages?&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231009172755\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/OCanonist\/status\/1711034476384706950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> the user.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alleged footage of Hamas keeping children in cages. Why?<\/p>\n<p>What purpose does this serve? Are they Israeli hostages? \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\udcad\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sGnrtmFODI\">pic.twitter.com\/sGnrtmFODI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Orthodox Canonist (@OCanonist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OCanonist\/status\/1711034476384706950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Indian Right Wing propaganda outlet Sudarshan News also tweeted the video with the same claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231011100852\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/SudarshanNewsTV\/status\/1711228523006796160?t=BV03TdWHLK43U7yIEo1MPQ&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0939\u092e\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u091b\u094b\u091f\u0947-\u091b\u094b\u091f\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0935\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u093f\u0902\u091c\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0932\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0947 \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0938\u0942\u092e \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u092a\u0930 \u092e\u091c\u093c\u093e \u0932\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0947 \u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f , \u0932\u093e\u0907\u0915 \u092f\u093e \u0936\u0947\u092f\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u091a\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0939\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0947 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IsraelUnderAttack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IsraelUnderAttack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Palestine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Palestine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o32DeoqFjv\">pic.twitter.com\/o32DeoqFjv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sudarshan News (@SudarshanNewsTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SudarshanNewsTV\/status\/1711228523006796160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The user later posted a subsequent tweet with a YouTube link that said, &#8220;Correction: They are Palestinian children being held in cages by Israeli law enforcement\/army officials.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alleged footage of Hamas keeping children in cages. Why?<\/p>\n<p>What purpose does this serve? Are they Israeli hostages? \ud83e\udd14\ud83d\udcad\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sGnrtmFODI\">pic.twitter.com\/sGnrtmFODI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Orthodox Canonist (@OCanonist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OCanonist\/status\/1711034476384706950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While the YouTube video has now been taken down, an <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20201103040710\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qVFrKasJVw8&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archive<\/a> of the YouTube webpage shows that the video had been uploaded in January 2020 by a YouTube channel named Palestine News.<\/p>\n<p>However, the cameraperson in the viral video can be heard laughing in the background. An X user posted, &#8220;Old video, father found his children playing inside chicken cages ..so he locked it to take a funny video \/ Fake video&#8221;. This seems to be the more plausible scenario since the cameraperson in the viral video can be heard laughing in the background.<\/p>\n<p>The viral video contains a TikTok username @user6903068251281. According to Hebrew fact-checking outlet FakeReporter, the original TikTok video had been erased. However, the video had been uploaded at least five days prior to October 10 (around October 4\/5). This would mean that the video was uploaded before the war between Hamas and Israel. The tweet below contains screenshots from the TikTok video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Children in cages video:<br \/>\nWe keep being asked for the original video. The Tiktok video we saw has been erased, and the link is broken. here it is: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NfeACQngPB\">https:\/\/t.co\/NfeACQngPB<\/a><br \/>\nWe DON&#8217;T know where it came from. The only thing we know about the video is its time stamp: it was published\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1e5iO9lsiI\">pic.twitter.com\/1e5iO9lsiI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u05e4\u05d9\u05d9\u05e7 \u05e8\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d8\u05e8 | FakeReporter (@FakeReporter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FakeReporter\/status\/1711452176050995338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While the original context of the viral video cannot be concretely verified, it can be conclusively proved that the viral video predates the Hamas-Israel conflict and thus is unrelated.<\/p>\n<h4>Claim II<\/h4>\n<p>A video allegedly showing Israel attempting to create fake footage of death is viral on social media. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231010203545\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaykhSulaiman\/status\/1711446867257483677?t=mFp6WOhI1gA0WSN3GGFlMg&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VIDEO SHOWING ISRAEL ATTEMPTING TO CREATE FAKE FOOTAGE OF DEATHS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UBo7QN0wli\">pic.twitter.com\/UBo7QN0wli<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShaykhSulaiman\/status\/1711446867257483677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The aforementioned tweet garnered almost 17000 likes and over 8000 retweets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alt News found that the viral video was shot during the filming of a short film titled, &#8220;Empty Place&#8221; by Awni Eshtaiwe. In fact, Eshtaiwe himself shared a fact-check of the video as an Instagram story.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_6CFyQHGmqD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"1676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_6CFyQHGmqD.jpg 954w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_6CFyQHGmqD-171x300.jpg 171w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_6CFyQHGmqD-583x1024.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_6CFyQHGmqD-768x1349.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_6CFyQHGmqD-874x1536.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Eshtaiwe&#8217;s statement to the fact-checking outlet, it is a behind-the-scenes shot of his film about the prisoner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2022\/9\/1\/israeli-court-refuses-to-release-prisoner-ahmad-manasra#:~:text=Ahmad%20Manasra%20was%20initially%20sentenced%20to%2012%20years%20in%20prison%2C%20later%20reduced%20to%20nine%20years%2C%20for%20being%20with%20his%20cousin%20Hassan%20Manasra%2C%C2%A0who%20allegedly%20stabbed%20two%20Israeli%20settlers%20near%20the%20illegal%20settlement%20of%20Pisgat%20Ze%E2%80%99ev%20in%20East%20Jerusalem%20in%202015.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ahmad Manasra<\/a>, a minor who was initially sentenced to 12 years in prison for being with his cousin Hassan Manasra, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2016\/1\/17\/palestinian-teen-could-face-maximum-sentence\">who allegedly stabbed<\/a> two Israeli settlers near the illegal settlement of Pisgat Ze\u2019ev in East Jerusalem in 2015. The sentence was\u00a0 later reduced to nine years. In the clip, the child who portrayed the character of Ahmad Manasra can be seen.<\/p>\n<p>The short film is available on YouTube. The scene that is being filmed in the viral video starts can be seen at the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/t90fUoHd-8A?feature=shared&amp;t=70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1:10 minute mark<\/a> of the YouTube video. The actor who plays Manasra and the clothes he is wearing match the viral video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167897\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_Vy5hGFbcDh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2202\" height=\"943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_Vy5hGFbcDh.jpg 2202w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_Vy5hGFbcDh-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_Vy5hGFbcDh-1024x439.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_Vy5hGFbcDh-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_Vy5hGFbcDh-1536x658.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_Vy5hGFbcDh-2048x877.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2202px) 100vw, 2202px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Claim III<\/h4>\n<p>A clip of a Hamas spokesperson thanking Iran for providing them with weapons, money and other equipment is viral. &#8220;&#8230;They gave us missiles to destroy Zionist fortresses, and helped us with anti-tank missiles!\u201d, X user <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@DrEliDavid quoted the spokesperson as saying. &#8220;Looks like the $6 billion Biden gave Iran is being well spent&#8221;, the user added. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231009060323\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrEliDavid\/status\/1711040636869022072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_GYmGKj2FMB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"822\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_GYmGKj2FMB.jpg 822w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_GYmGKj2FMB-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_GYmGKj2FMB-768x680.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The user&#8217;s X account has since been made private.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Ambassador to the United Nations also tweeted the same video and wrote,&#8221;If you had any doubt about who is funding and supporting this barbaric terror attack: here\u2019s a video of Hamas terrorists thanking none other than IRAN for the weapons, money and rockets that helped the terrorists to slaughter and kidnap Israelis. The Ayatollah regime is the head of the octopus. Don\u2019t look away.&#8221;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231010212141\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/giladerdan1\/status\/1711122242266857829\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If you had any doubt about who is funding and supporting this barbaric terror attack: here\u2019s a video of Hamas terrorists thanking none other than IRAN for the weapons, money and rockets that helped the terrorists to slaughter and kidnap Israelis. The Ayatollah regime is the head\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LMrRmlt5Xm\">pic.twitter.com\/LMrRmlt5Xm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ambassador Gilad Erdan \u05d2\u05dc\u05e2\u05d3 \u05d0\u05e8\u05d3\u05df (@giladerdan1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giladerdan1\/status\/1711122242266857829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The reader must note that the clip is almost six-year old. The full version of the video can be found on YouTube titled, &#8220;\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u062a \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u062d\u0645\u0627\u0633 \u062a\u0634\u0643\u0631 \u0625\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0641\u0648\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0648\u0642\u0648\u0641\u0647\u0627 \u0645\u0639\u0647\u0645 \u0648\u062f\u0639\u0645\u0647\u0645 \u060c\u0647\u0644 \u062a\u0638\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0646\u0647\u0645 \u064a\u062f\u0639\u0645\u0648\u0646\u0643\u0645 \u062d\u0628\u0627 \u0628\u0643\u0645\u061f&#8221; (Translation: In both words and actions, Hamas thanks Shiite Iran for standing by them and providing support. Do you believe they support you out of genuine goodwill?). The video had been uploaded in December 2017.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c40mv5lbPiE?si=XDE3Ji6kTCAWvIG_]<\/p>\n<p>So, it is clear that the video is not related to the ongoing violence.<\/p>\n<h4>Claim IV<\/h4>\n<p>A video apparently showing two helicopters belonging to the Israeli army being shot down in viral on social media. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231010213236\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabriamcaparodi\/status\/1710687090181067091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tr\">\ud83d\udd34 israil ordusuna ait 2 helikopter d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcr\u00fcld\u00fc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7dOh9au8p6\">pic.twitter.com\/7dOh9au8p6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sabri Amca (caps) (@sabriamcaparodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sabriamcaparodi\/status\/1710687090181067091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The aforementioned tweet garnered 13.5K likes and 1.2 million views.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alt News discovered that the viral visuals have been taken from a game called ARMA 3. ARMA 3 is an open-world, realism-based, military tactical shooter video game.<\/p>\n<p>The original video is on YouTube titled, &#8220;Two combat helicopters shot down by anti aircraft defense &#8211; Arma&#8221; and contains the hashtag #arma3.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/youtu.be\/PD08P-XcRhI?feature=shared]<\/p>\n<p>The video had been uploaded by a gaming channel named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KazinkkaWarrior\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kazinkka Warrior<\/a> which regularly posts similar videos from ARMA.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_TrDmfkK90k-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_TrDmfkK90k-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_TrDmfkK90k-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_TrDmfkK90k-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_TrDmfkK90k-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_TrDmfkK90k-1536x828.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_TrDmfkK90k-2048x1103.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the past, Alt News has debunked similar videos taken from Arma 3 that have circulated falsely as real representations of military conflicts, most notably Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. One can read them <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/republic-tv9-air-video-game-clips-as-pakistani-airforce-attack-in-panjshir-afghanistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mathrubhumi-airs-arma-3-video-game-clip-as-airstrike-in-ongoing-ukraine-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Claim V<\/h4>\n<p>This is another clip of Hamas fighters apparently shooting down Israeli war helicopters is viral on social media. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231011054601\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/doctors__squad\/status\/1710875927486304630\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hamas fighters shot down Israel war helicopter in Gaza, Palestine. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0e2d\u0e34\u0e2a\u0e23\u0e32\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e25<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IsraelUnderAttack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IsraelUnderAttack<\/a> #<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vRoKtu3Yyy\">pic.twitter.com\/vRoKtu3Yyy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr Honey choudhary (@doctors__squad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doctors__squad\/status\/1710875927486304630?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These visuals, too, in reality, are a play-through of ARMA 3. We found a similar simulation of helicopters being shot down on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/MCzA6icQPWY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> titled, &#8220;KA-50 Battle helicopter shot down by FIM-92F Advanced Stinger Missile l St.77 MilSim ARMA3 #shorts&#8221;. Although this is not the exact same viral video, the background settings, the man firing the missile and the helicopters are the same.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167913\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_UbltSG7etT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"1506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_UbltSG7etT.jpg 978w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_UbltSG7etT-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_UbltSG7etT-665x1024.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_UbltSG7etT-768x1183.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Claim 6<\/h4>\n<p>A video apparently showing a US ship carrying F-16 fighter jets reaching Israel&#8217;s west coast is viral on social media. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231011101341\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/anurag_kanaujia\/status\/1711359075198607436?t=bzL-xdiq-ze3qtuVH28b6Q&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Big News: \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udcf7A US ship carrying F-16 fighter jets has reached Israel&#8217;s west coast. America is defending Israel<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IsraelAtWar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IsraelAtWar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel_under_attack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel_under_attack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IsraelPalestineWar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IsraelPalestineWar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IStandWithIsrael?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IStandWithIsrael<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PAKvSL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PAKvSL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IStandWithPalestine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IStandWithPalestine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Palestina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Palestina<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PalestinaLibre?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PalestinaLibre<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ZainabAbbas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ZainabAbbas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GazaUnderAttack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GazaUnderAttack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AezeIyGiEj\">pic.twitter.com\/AezeIyGiEj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anurag Kanaujia \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@anurag_kanaujia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anurag_kanaujia\/status\/1711359075198607436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The aforementioned tweet has garnered 1.4 million views, over 5,000 likes and close to 1,000 retweets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Upon performing an image-reverse search of a keyframe from the viral video, we came across several articles reporting on US Navy ships narrowly avoiding a head-on collision in San Diego Bay in December 2022. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/tv\/news\/san-diego-us-navy-ships-b2236967.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent report<\/a> on the same, a video captured by San Diego Webcam shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen entering the harbour as the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry exits. The ships appear to be moving directly towards each other before the Momsen makes a hard turn to the left to avoid hitting the larger ship.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_By494VLtOD.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2052\" height=\"1503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_By494VLtOD.jpg 2052w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_By494VLtOD-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_By494VLtOD-1024x750.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_By494VLtOD-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_By494VLtOD-1536x1125.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_By494VLtOD-2048x1500.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2052px) 100vw, 2052px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The official handle of San Diego Web Cam also tweeted the viral video on November 30, 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"de\">Warship Chicken in San Diego Bay USS Momsen (DDG-92) &amp; USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/476AajfjNE\">pic.twitter.com\/476AajfjNE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 San Diego Web Cam (@SanDiegoWebCam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanDiegoWebCam\/status\/1597661110693265408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Claim VII<\/h4>\n<p>An image of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sending his son to serve as a soldier is viral on social media. Indian Right Wing influencer @MeghUpdates tweeted the image and garnered 35000 likes and over 6000 retweets in two hours. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231011102944\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghUpdates\/status\/1712016116409934034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Israel PM Netanyahu sends his son to serve the country as a soldier, Pic gets viral <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cGDIaMP04x\">pic.twitter.com\/cGDIaMP04x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megh Updates \ud83d\udea8\u2122 (@MeghUpdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghUpdates\/status\/1712016116409934034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Upon a reverse-image search, we found an article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/not-just-news\/shine-your-shoes-netanyahus-youngest-son-begins-army-service-383308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a> containing the viral image, dated December 1, 2014. The report was titled, &#8220;Shine your shoes! Netanyahu&#8217;s youngest son begins army service&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1MMMnRW7zd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1697\" height=\"1752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1MMMnRW7zd.jpg 1697w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1MMMnRW7zd-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1MMMnRW7zd-992x1024.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1MMMnRW7zd-768x793.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/1MMMnRW7zd-1488x1536.jpg 1488w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1697px) 100vw, 1697px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the time, Avner Netanyahu, Netanyahu&#8217;s youngest son, had just begun his three-year mandatory military service, enlisting in the IDF&#8217;s Combat Intelligence Collection Corps. Avner was accompanied by his parents as he arrived at Jerusalem&#8217;s Ammunition Hill.<\/p>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"fake-br-for-article-body\"><\/section>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/netanyahus-see-son-off-to-join-the-idf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel\u00a0<\/a>report, also dated December 1, 2014, carried the same image captioned, \u201cPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, seen with their son Avner, at Jerusalem\u2019s Ammunition Hill on December 01, 2014. (Photo credit: Kobi Gideon\/GPO)\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4>Claim VIII<\/h4>\n<p>A graphic video of a man, claimed to be a Hamas terrorist extracting an alleged Israeli citizen&#8217;s heart from his body and eating it is viral on the internet. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/5PYdU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ucASAjJiQm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"1300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ucASAjJiQm.jpg 966w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ucASAjJiQm-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ucASAjJiQm-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ucASAjJiQm-768x1034.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We noticed that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rajivshaji\/status\/1711835678919499851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">users<\/a> pointed out that the video was actually from Mexico. Upon a keyword search, we came across a <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220311012716\/https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10511009\/Mexican-drug-cartels-force-new-members-cannibalism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail article<\/a> from 2022 about Mexican Cartels that force their new members to kill rivals and eat their hearts. The article contains an screengrab from the viral video that is captioned, &#8220;Cannibalism became part of the Jalisco initiation in around 2015, with new recruits forced to eat raw human heart at the cartel&#8217;s &#8216;terror schools&#8217;. Pictured: A CJNG devours a heart in 2020&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_awwbXsmucp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_awwbXsmucp.jpg 876w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_awwbXsmucp-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_awwbXsmucp-768x876.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CJNG or the Jalisco New Generation Cartel is a Mexican organized crime syndicate based in Jalisco which is headed by Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, one of the world&#8217;s most-wanted drug lords. We also found a Spanish report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsoldelalaguna.com.mx\/doble-via\/virales\/imagenes-en-video-sicario-extrae-y-come-corazon-de-narcotraficante-5666148.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Sol de la Laguna<\/a> dated August 24, 2020, that reported on this incident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_K243Jeik1y.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1266\" height=\"1468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_K243Jeik1y.jpg 1266w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_K243Jeik1y-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_K243Jeik1y-883x1024.jpg 883w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_K243Jeik1y-768x891.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1266px) 100vw, 1266px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Claim IX<\/h4>\n<p>A graphic viral video of a young boy being beheaded at the back of a pickup truck is being linked with the Hamas-Israel conflict. Indian Right Wing influencer @MrSinha_ tweeted the video and wrote, &#8220;Allah Hu Akbar &amp; then beheaded the innocent kid..They&#8217;re not humans, their faith makes them worse than animals&#8230;So called &#8220;secular-liberals&#8221; are supporting these p!gs?\u00a0(Watch it at your own risk)&#8221; alongside hashtags like #IsraelUnderAttack #IslamIsTheProblem<br \/>\n#HamasTerrorists. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231011101253\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSinha_\/status\/1710953352496836721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>We will refrain from sharing the video here, given its graphic nature.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mikejava85\/status\/1710984368230117856?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Several users<\/a> pointed out in the comments that the video is old and that the child is from Syria. We found an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/us-backed-moderate-rebels-behead-a-child-near-aleppo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> dated July, 2016, which stated that the video showed members of an American-backed rebel group, Harakat Nour al-Din al-Zenki in Syria, beheading a young child in a grisly execution video. There are reportedly two clips from the incident. One shows five militants surrounding the boy. In the second, one of them stands over him on the truck and cuts the boy\u2019s head off with a dull knife, raising it over his head. The second clip is currently viral with users linking it to the Hamas-Israel conflict.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167946\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_LB9wOGt5sv.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1665\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_LB9wOGt5sv.jpg 1665w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_LB9wOGt5sv-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_LB9wOGt5sv-1024x984.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_LB9wOGt5sv-768x738.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_LB9wOGt5sv-1536x1476.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1665px) 100vw, 1665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also found an article reporting the same incident by media outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohtuleht.ee\/749431\/moodukad-massulised-nusisid-lapsel-kaamera-ees-pea-otsast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohtuleht<\/a>. Their report dated July 22, 2016 consists of screengrabs from the viral video. According to this report, a pre-pubescent Abdallah Issa was killed by rebels during the fighting. The rebels thought he was a member of the Palestinian Al-Quds Brigade, which fights on the side of the Syrian government forces. However, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Abdallah had no connection with the Palestinian militants. He was a poor child of a poor family living in a refugee camp.<\/p>\n<h4>Claim X<\/h4>\n<p>A clip of Hamas terrorists paragliding into Israel to carry out &#8220;door-to-door to massacre, innocent civilians, rape and murder women and children&#8221; is viral on social media. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/FTQAz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_8D1PtXovPW.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"798\" height=\"1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_8D1PtXovPW.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_8D1PtXovPW-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_8D1PtXovPW-768x968.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If one notices closely, a TikTok username @eslamre1 is visible on the left side of the video. We found an <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231008152541\/https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@eslamre1\/video\/7283550430427237638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived version<\/a> of the original upload on TikTok by the user. The date of upload, as seen on the archived webpage, is September 27. The video thus predates the Hamas-Israel conflict and is unrelated to the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ZBbJlgRF7Z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2398\" height=\"1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ZBbJlgRF7Z.jpg 2398w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ZBbJlgRF7Z-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ZBbJlgRF7Z-1024x445.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ZBbJlgRF7Z-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ZBbJlgRF7Z-1536x668.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/chrome_ZBbJlgRF7Z-2048x891.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2398px) 100vw, 2398px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Claim XI<\/h4>\n<p>In another viral clip that is being linked to the Hamas-Israel conflict, Palestinians are apparently seen carrying a small boy&#8217;s body and chanting religious praises. However, as sirens start blaring in the background, everybody, including the boy, runs away. Users are sharing the clip sarcastically implying that Palestine protesters are trying to gain sympathy in the ongoing conflict with Israel by faking casualties. On X, a user named @rs_rajender tweeted the clip and linked it to the ongoing war. Their tweet garnered over 2,000 likes and almost 2,000 retweets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20231011145414\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/rs_rajender\/status\/1712074587259933105?t=XSYtbYVR7P5JrAOh4VHCkA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watch this video carefully until the end.. Some <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Palestinians?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Palestinians<\/a> are seen carrying a small boy&#8217;s body while chanting religious praises.. They&#8217;ve even granted an interview to Al Jazeera.. alleging that this boy fell victim to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israeli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israeli<\/a> airstrikes.. However, in the end, as sirens\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fLy6a3Kn65\">pic.twitter.com\/fLy6a3Kn65<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 R S \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@rs_rajender) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rs_rajender\/status\/1712074587259933105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Fact Check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Readers should take note that Alt News had already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-fake-funeral-video-from-jordan-viral-to-discredit-reports-of-palestinian-casualties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debunked<\/a> this video in May 2021. The clip went viral with the same claim in the backdrop of the escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict after Israeli forces tried to evict eight Palestinian families and settle Jews in Sheikh Jarrah, a neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News had found that X user @bassmadj had uploaded this video on March 24, 2020. According to her, a group of Jordanian youths staged a mock funeral during the pandemic as a ruse to get out of the house during the lock down. The video shows them running away upon hearing the sound of sirens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0634\u0628\u0627\u0628 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0631\u062f\u0646 \u062d\u062a\u0649 \u064a\u0643\u0633\u0631\u0648 \u062d\u0638\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062c\u0648\u0627\u0644 \u062f\u0627\u0631\u0648 \u062c\u0646\u0627\u0632\u0629 \u0648\u0647\u0645\u064a\u0629<br \/>\n\ud83d\ude02 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u062a \u0631\u062c\u0639\u062a \u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064a\u0627\u0629 \u0643\u064a \u062c\u0627\u0621\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0637\u0629<br \/>\n\u0643\u064a\u0641\u0627\u0647 \u062c\u0627\u062a\u0647\u0645 \u0647\u0630\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0643\u0631\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0647\u0646\u0645\u064a\u0629 \ud83d\ude37<br \/>\n\u0646\u062d\u0627\u0631\u0628 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0643\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627<\/a> \u0643\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627 \u0648 \u0644\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0647\u0628\u0627\u0644 \u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0647\u0644 \u0648 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u063a\u0644\u064a\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0632\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0645\u0646 \u062a\u062c\u0627\u0631 \u0648 \u063a\u064a\u0631\u0647\u0645 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lLSUdQZffU\">pic.twitter.com\/lLSUdQZffU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0643\u0648\u0643\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0632\u0627\u0626\u0631 \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddff (@bassmadj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bassmadj\/status\/1242210091719409666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Abu Dhabi-based news portal 24.ae and Arabic-news website\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youm7.com\/story\/2020\/3\/24\/%D9%81%D9%89-%D8%B2%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%A7-%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%87%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AC-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%84\/4685824\">Youm7<\/a>.had also uploaded the video in 2020 as Jordan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0637\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0641 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0643\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627<\/a>.. \u0634\u0628\u0627\u0646 \u0623\u0631\u062f\u0646\u064a\u0648\u0646 \u0627\u0628\u062a\u062f\u0639\u0648\u0627 \u062d\u064a\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u0631\u0648\u062c \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0632\u0644 \u0641\u0623\u0642\u0627\u0645\u0648\u0627 \u062c\u0646\u0627\u0632\u0629 \u0648\u0647\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0644\u0635\u062f\u064a\u0642\u0647\u0645.. \u0648\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u0645\u0627 \u062d\u062f\u062b \u0645\u0639\u0647\u0645 \u0641\u0648\u0631 \u0633\u0645\u0627\u0639\u0647\u0645 \u0635\u0627\u0641\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0625\u0646\u0630\u0627\u0631 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D8%B8%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0638\u0631_\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062c\u0648\u0644<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D8%B8%D8%B1_%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0638\u0631_\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0631\u062f\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0631\u062f\u0646_\u0643\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%A8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u063a\u0631\u0627\u0626\u0628<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StayAtHome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StayAtHome<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StayAtHomeSaveLives?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StayAtHomeSaveLives<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062d\u0648\u0644_\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%91?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0641\u064a\u0631\u0648\u0633_\u0643\u0648\u0631\u0648\u0646\u0627_\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u062c\u062f\u0651<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zgynhTOZHS\">pic.twitter.com\/zgynhTOZHS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 24.ae | \u0645\u0646\u0648\u0639\u0627\u062a (@24Entertain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/24Entertain\/status\/1242330306037809153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hence, an old and unrelated video from Jordan is viral on social media, with users linking it to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The video was also viral with the same claim in May 2021, in a similar situation of heightened tensions between Israel and Palestine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entering its fifth day on October 11, the Israel-Palestine conflict all but escalated into a full-blown war with the Israeli military confirming that dozens of its fighter jets had struck more than 200 targets overnight in a neighbourhood of Gaza City even as Hamas fighters rampaged through parts of southern Israel, in the deadliest Palestinian 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