A video purporting to be recent, features an RT journalist visiting an underground tunnel, claiming to be from the ongoing conflict.
Aditya Raj Kaul (“@AdityaRajKaul“), Executive Editor of TV9 Network, claimed in his twitter post that a journalist from Russia Today was granted access to the Gaza Terror Tunnel Network by Hamas terrorist groups, as Israel started to target the network. The twitter post was made on Oct 31, 2023, which has received an about 4.4M views on X.
As Israel begins targeting Gaza Terror Tunnel Network, Hamas Terror groups gives access to Russia Today journalist to visit the Tunnel Network. This is the RT on ground report from underneath Gaza. This is the Gaza Metro. pic.twitter.com/ei0AYEHwja
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) October 31, 2023
According to Major Surendra Poonia (“@MajorPoonia“), the viral video of the Hamas Tunnel networks is from underneath Gaza- Gaza Metro. The user also added in the post that all aids made in support of the Palestinian people goes here and protects the terrorists of Hamas from Israeli attacks, which is why the average Palestinian has neither electricity nor water. The viral post was reposted by 2k user accounts, contributing to the spread of the information.
Hamas tunnel Networks !
— Major Surendra Poonia (@MajorPoonia) October 31, 2023
All aids given for the people of Palestine goes here…To make these underground tunnels to save Hamas terrorists from Israeli attack !… That’s why no water/ electricity for common Palestinian .
This is from underneath Gaza- Gaza Metro
Russia Today… pic.twitter.com/IwCBFQWtaV
Many other verified accounts on twitter, including Israel MyChannel (“@IsraelMychannel“) claimed that it is the RT on ground report from underneath Gaza. Israel targeted Gaza Terror Tunnel Network, while Hamas Terror groups gives access to Russia Today journalist to visit the Tunnel Network. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Reality About the Viral Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is a video from more than two years ago, showing a journalist from RT Arabic visiting the Saraya Al-Quds tunnel in June of 2021. It is related to the current war.
RTARABIC (“@RTarabic“) tweeted the same video on June 14, 2021 with the caption “Exclusive: Artie team enters the Saraya al-Quds tunnels under the land of Gaza and monitors their depth and restoration operations after the last war #غزة #فلسطين“. This shows that the video in question is actually old.
خاص.. فريق آرتي يدخل أنفاق سـرايا القدس تحت أرض غزة ويرصد عمقها وعمليات الترميم بعد الحرب الأخيرة#غزة #فلسطين pic.twitter.com/SUdaaIl1VW
— RTARABIC (@RTarabic) June 14, 2021
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1293
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 1, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows an RT journalist visiting an underground tunnel has been shared, claiming to be recent amid ongoing unrest. The fact is that, this is a more than two years old video of an RT Arabic journalist, (1/2) pic.twitter.com/5EDheiSMDg
Intent:
Influencers including media personalities, are circulating old videos as recent to get the spotlight on social media and to set their narrative.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video purportedly showing an RT journalist visiting an underground tunnel has been circulated, claiming to be recent from the ongoing conflict.
Fact : The truth is that this is a video from more than two years ago of an RT Arabic journalist visiting the Saraya Al-Quds tunnel in June 2021. It is not at all related to the ongoing conflict.
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