There is a video circulating that purports to show that Turkish Hamas supporters intended to attack the Israel consulate in Istanbul.

@MeghUpdates tweeted “Hamas supporters in Turkey wanted to attack Isreal consultate in Istanbul with fireworks but ….. enjoy” after sharing the 26 seconds video on twitter. The user made the twitter post on Oct 29, 2023, which has reached to an almost 225.1k user accounts. The archive can be read from above.

Hamas supporters in Turkey wanted to attack Isreal consultate in Istanbul with fireworks but ….. enjoy pic.twitter.com/vVEHQuDo1h

— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) October 28, 2023

Several other verified users, including The Mossad: Satirical, Yet Awesome (“@TheMossadIL“) tweeted the video snd claimed in the caption that the man in the video from the pro-terrorist protest in Turkey is a perfect fit to be the head rocket launch commander for Palestinian Islamic Jihad. He seems to have the necessary abilities. The post went viral and received an about 1.4M views, contributing to the spread of the information.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad would like to hire this guy from the Turkish pro-terror protest as head rocket launch commander. He appears to have the right skills. pic.twitter.com/wGx3SRlpv8

— The Mossad: Satirical, Yet Awesome (@TheMossadIL) October 28, 2023

What is the Real Truth About the Video? : Fact

The actual truth is that this is an accident involving fireworks during a Turkish election celebration.

An article was published by Yeni Konya related to this incident on May 29, 2023. It added the headline “Fireworks accident at election celebration! When he dropped it on the ground, chaos broke out.”

Check the full video here:

D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:

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ANALYSIS: Misleading

FACT: A video is being spread with the claim that Hamas supporters in Turkey wanted to attack the Israel consulate in Istanbul. But this is a fireworks accident at an election celebration in Turkey. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/1TNXYK1rbm

— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) October 28, 2023

Intent:

Users are sharing old videos with fake claims about the ongoing conflict for impressions.

Conclusion:

Claim : A video has gone viral claiming that Hamas supporters in Turkey planned to attack the Israeli consulate in Istanbul.

Fact : It is actually a video of a fireworks accident at a Turkish election celebration.

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