Misleading claims are circulating about a video of an injured Israeli soldier, allegedly saying that after returning from Gaza, Israel is actually losing the war and that Netanyahu is deceiving his people by lying.
Verified accounts on twitter, including S p r i n t e r (“@Sprinter00000“) tweeted “Israeli soldier after returning from Gaza – We fought with ghosts, I was saved from hell. Netanyahu deceives his people with video and says we are winning” after sharing the video of the incident. The tweet was made on Nov 5, 2023, which has received an about 1.8M views on X.
Israeli soldier after returning from Gaza – We fought with ghosts, I was saved from hell. Netanyahu deceives his people with video and says we are winning pic.twitter.com/HnkWfQjQRz
— S p r i n t e r (@Sprinter00000) November 4, 2023
According to Angelo Giuliano (“@angeloinchina“), after coming back from Gaza, a Zionist tiktok soldier said, “We fought ghosts; I was saved from hell. Netanyahu deceives his people with videos and says we are winning.”
🏴☠⚔🏴☠⚔🇵🇸 Zionist tiktok soldier after returning from Gaza – We fought ghosts, I was saved from hell. Netanyahu deceives his people with videos and says we are winning pic.twitter.com/dP2XN5L5QV
— Angelo Giuliano (@angeloinchina) November 4, 2023
Several other users, including AF Post (“@AFpost“), @FreedomHonor666, Wajidkhan (“@realwajidkhan“), Faisal (“@Faisnamani“) claimed the same that an injured Israeli soldier describes what happened to his fellow soldiers and the horror of the war he saw upon his return from Gaza. The posts were further reposted by many user accounts on twitter, contributing to the spread of the information. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About the Video? : Fact
The truth is that this video was posted on October 12, 2023, prior to the Israel Army’s ground invasion. Yair Wisner, a fighter from the Kerem Shalom standby unit, is the man who was injured. He suffered severe injuries last month while protecting his kibbutz from infiltration by Hamas terrorists.
An article was published on this incident on Oct 15, 2023 with the headline “We’ll come back and kiss them all”: the soldier of the standby unit who was wounded in the battle for the kibbutz in a moving message to his friends”.
The original video was posted in a youtube channel on Oct 12, 2023.
In the widely shared video, Yair Wisner uplifts and cheers up his friends, kibbutz. Propagandists’ claims are untrue and created, and the video doesn’t contain any references to Gaza or Netanyahu as is purported.
Check out the full video:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video of an injured soldier is being circulated with misleading claims that the Israeli soldier, after returning from #Gaza said, #Israel is actually losing the war and Netanyahu deceives his people by lying. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/V1D7rixPJ5
Intent:
Propagandists Circulate a video of a fighter from the Kerem Shalom standby unit with false claims to target Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Conclusion:
Claim : There are false claims circulating about a video of an injured soldier saying that, upon returning from Gaza, the Israeli soldier declared that Israel was actually losing the war and that Netanyahu was misleading his people by lying.
Fact : The truth is that this video was uploaded on October 12, 2023, prior to the Israeli Army’s ground invasion. The injured man’s name is Yair Wisner, a fighter from the Kerem Shalom standby unit who was seriously injured last month while defending his kibbutz from infiltration by Hamas terrorists. Yair Wisner encourages his friends, kibbutz, and makes them feel good in the viral video.
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