A video of Corpses is being circulated in connection with the ongoing Israel Palestine Conflict.
@MeghUpdates tweeted the one minute and forty seven seconds video with the caption “Al Jazeera Pre-Shooting preparations”. The tweet was made on Oct 28, 2023. The post went viral and reached to an almost 574.1k views on X.
Al Jazeera Pre-Shooting preparations pic.twitter.com/qwsKYRedyw
— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) October 28, 2023
Verified profiles, including Ateist TV (“@Ateist_TV“) questioned the users that either “dead bodies” are being resurrected in front of everyone, or the Arabs are making some really excellent propaganda by making a tweet on Nov 1, 2023. The tweet was further reposted by more than 1k user accounts.
Araplar ya çok iyi propaganda yapıyorlar ya da “ölü bedenler” herkesin gözü önünde diriliyor? pic.twitter.com/x32cpuBWMi
— Ateist TV (@Ateist_TV) November 1, 2023
Several other user accounts, including Azzat Alsalem (“@AzzatAlsaalem“) also made the same claim by tweeting “Either Palestinians are making very good propaganda or “dead bodies” are being resurrected in front of everyone!”. The user believed that the video is related to the ongoing conflict and spread the news to several other twitter users. The archive can be read from above.
Either Palestinians are making very good propaganda or "dead bodies" are being resurrected in front of everyone!
— Azzat Alsalem (@AzzatAlsaalem) November 1, 2023
pic.twitter.com/D1PspzD8o9
What is the Actual Truth About the Video? : Fact
The truth is that this video was made in Egypt in 2013. It depicts a protest organised by Al-Azhar University students.
In a symbolic act of protest, the students pretended to be dead in opposition to the Egyptian government.
The video was posted in a youtube channel on Oct 28, 2013. This clearly shows that the viral video of Corpses as claimed, is not from the current war between Israel and Hamas.
Check out the full video here:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1272
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) October 28, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of corpses is being spread connecting to the recent #IsraelPalestineConflict . The Fact is this video was made in Egypt, 2013. It shows a protest arranged by students of Al-Azhar University. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/RTWKAQsNjO
Intent:
Users are making fake claims about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine by sharing out-of-context videos in an attempt to gain impressions.
Conclusion:
Claim : The recent Israel Palestine Conflict is being linked to a video that shows corpses.
Fact : This video was actually shot in Egypt in 2013. It depicts a protest organised by Al-Azhar University students. To protest the Egyptian government, the students pretended to be dead (symbolically).
