Some Pictures that purported to be recent and from Gaza were circulated.
Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (“@SholaMos1“) tweeted “This is an EXTERMINATION in Gaza. A HOLOCAUST on Palestinians. An APARTHEID of State Sanctioned Terrorism The World is turning against Israel & must never forgive Israeli Govt for this EVIL. Shame on Israeli Govt! Shame on all its allies! #Gazabombing #starlinkforgaza“. after sharing the pictures. The tweet was made on Oct 28, 2023. The post has received an almost 337.4k views and was further retweeted by 3.7k user accounts. The archive can be read from above.
This is an EXTERMINATION in Gaza.
— Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) October 27, 2023
A HOLOCAUST on Palestinians.
An APARTHEID of State Sanctioned Terrorism
The World is turning against Israel & must never forgive Israeli Govt for this EVIL.
Shame on Israeli Govt! Shame on all its allies! #Gazabombing #starlinkforgaza pic.twitter.com/R6VVUtdxAk
What is the Actual Truth about the Circulated Images? : Fact
These specific Pictures are at least five years old, even though there has been news of Israeli ground forces entering Gaza. These Pictures are from the IDF’s August 2018 attack on Gaza.
An article was published on March 15, 2019 which shared the same images. It wrote ” For Gaza, they rose up and responded “A poem responding to the bombing of ”Gaza ”. This proves that the images are not from the ongoing confict between Israel and Palestine.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1267
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) October 28, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A few images were shared, claiming to be recent and from Gaza. Although there is news of Israeli Ground Forces entering Gaza, these particular images are at least 5 years old. These images are from the 2018 August IDF attack on Gaza Strip. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/4fthyHuhUL
Intent:
Old photos that purport to be recent from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine are shared by anti-Israel accounts.
Conclusion:
Claim : A few images were shared, claiming to be recent and from Gaza.
Fact : These specific photos are at least five years old, even though there has been news of Israeli ground forces entering Gaza. These Pictures are from the IDF’s August 2018 attack on Gaza.
