Misleading Claim
Social media users are sharing a video of multiple people chanting religious prayers and carrying a deceased person on their shoulders. Then, as police sirens blare in the background, the video shows the people scattering in all directions and the alleged dead emerging from the white covers and running.
According to users, the Old Video of People Carrying Dead depicts Palestinians carrying funeral amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
Here is a twitter user who has shared the video with a misleading caption. It has received more than 90k views on X and several people reshared the tweet. The archive can accesed here.
Palestinians are seen carrying a small boy's body chanting religious praises.
— Azzat Alsaleem (@AzzatAlsaalem) October 11, 2023
They've even granted an interview to Al Jazeera..alleging this boy fell victim to #Israeli airstrikes.
as sirens blare, they leave the body
Suddenly lifeless body runs away 😂
pic.twitter.com/0O7kzH2OFK
Check out another twitter profile of the propaganda and the misleading twitter post shared by him.
Analysis and Fact
The video that went viral on social media has nothing to do with Palestine and Israel.
The original video of the group of people carrying a coffin to the cemetery to bury the deceased is actually from the Kingdom of Jordan.
The fictitious deceased person fled to his house before the police could arrest him, and they did so as soon as they heard the police whistle and left the coffin on the ground. Later, it was discovered that some young people were attempting to violate the prohibition set by the Jordanian government out of concern for the Corona virus’s potential to spread.
This article shares the same that the video which went viral during the Israel – Palestine conflict is not true.
D-Intent Data verified the fact with authencity after proper analysis.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) October 12, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video has been shared that shows a group of people carrying a man in a coffin on their way to the cemetery to bury the dead person, upon hearing the police Siren sound, they left the coffin on the ground and imaginary dead person ran away. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/5HJ73BDYlD
Intent
During the Israel – Palestine conflict, a few users on social media shared an old video of a group of young people carrying a coffin to set their narrative that the Palestinians are carrying fake funerals, alleging that this boy fell victim to Israeli airstrike to get impressions.
Conclusion
Claim- Users have said that this video depicts Palestinians are carrying a dead body chanting religious prayers and the boy fell victim to the Israeli airstrike in the midst of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
Fact- The claim is false and unrelated to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. In order to circumvent COVID-19 restrictions, Jordanians are shown in this 2020 video staging a “fake funeral”.
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