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Staged video of street fight viral with communal spin; some falsely relate it to Israel-Hamas war

Shinjinee Majumder16th November 2023

A video showing three women tackling several men who were apparently trying to harass them is viral on social media with the claim that the incident occurred in Paris in…

2013 Egypt hospital siege video falsely viral as ‘shooting in al-Shifa hospital’

Oishani Bhattacharya16th November 2023

On November 15, Israeli forces raided the al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip as part of an “operation against Hamas in a specified area”. The Israeli military also claimed to…

Donkey painted in Israel colours set ablaze? Photos from 2011, 2014 falsely viral

Abira Das15th November 202316th November 2023

Trigger Warning: Graphic Image Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, a collage of two pictures is viral on social media. The first image depicts some men dragging a donkey with the…

Did this Palestinian woman say she ‘preferred Jews’?; No, in the viral clip she recounts finding her son’s body

Shinjinee Majumder14th November 202315th November 2023

A video of a Palestinian woman allegedly saying that she ‘prefers the Jews’ in Arabic is viral on social media. In the 29-second clip, the English closed captioning suggests that…

Injured man comforting his mother: Yet another video from Gaza falsely given ‘Pallywood’ label

Oishani Bhattacharya14th November 202314th November 2023

A 13-second clip from Gaza is viral on social media where a seemingly injured man with a bandaged head and blood-soaked clothes can be seen sitting up and speaking to…

Woman caressing the face of a dead child: Pro-Israel users give ‘Pallywood’ spin to harrowing video on X

Oishani Bhattacharya11th November 202311th November 2023

Trigger Warning: Graphic Content, Dead Body, Child Death [Editor’s Note: The story uses explicit footage of dead children where it is unavoidable for the purpose of fact-checking. Reader discretion is…

Saudi imam held for supporting Gaza? No, 5-year-old video shared falsely

Abhishek Kumar11th November 2023

A video of a man being forcibly removed from the stage in front of onlookers at a mosque has been gathering a lot of traction on social media. Many users…

Viral video of Kamal Nath’s statement on land for mosque & Article 370 is doctored

Abhishek Kumar11th November 2023

Campaigning is in full swing in Madhya Pradesh with state elections slated to be held later this month. The battle continues to be waged on social media, where party leaders…

Now, pro-Israel users share behind-the-scenes shot of Lebanese film to claim Palestinians are faking injury

Oishani Bhattacharya10th November 202310th November 2023

A video is being shared by pro-Israel users on social media where a child with a bloodied face can be seen being treated. In the background, a man can be…

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Photos from Bangladeshi films shared to back cooked-up ‘Love Jihad’ story

Hindu youths desecrated temples in UP with ‘I love Muhammad’ graffiti to frame Muslim peers, arrested