A heartbreaking video purporting to show a child eating green grass has gone viral, with the claim that the child is eating grass in Gaza.
Jamie (“@ApartheidRev“) tweeted “This child is eating grass somewhere in #Gaza! I’ve seen nothing like that before! What the hell is #Israel doing with these people?! Have you ever seen like that before?! A human child is eating GRASS!!! Still how can you stay quiet?! Raise your voice and demand #CeasefireNOW” on Jan 17, 2024. The tweet has received an about more than 1k views on X.
This child is eating grass somewhere in #Gaza!
— Jamie (@ApartheidRev) January 17, 2024
I've seen nothing like that before!
What the hell is #Israel doing with these people?!
Have you ever seen like that before?!
A human child is eating GRASS!!!
Still how can you stay quiet?!
Raise your voice and demand #CeasefireNOW pic.twitter.com/F9lOGT0SV5
Several other accounts, including @Abuyousef, @RawFootage9, @CloudRussel also made the same claim that it is a heart-wrenching video, where a child has been seen eating grass somewhere in Gaza. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
We discovered that the video, which was uploaded in February 2022, is available on Facebook and other social media sites. This video purports to show a child in Syria eating grass because of acute hunger or extreme poverty. This shows that the video is not current and is unrelated to Gaza or the current Israel-Palestine conflict.
Atif Maqbool uploaded this video on Facebook on Feb 25, 2022.
Check out the full video here:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking results:
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A heart-wrenching video that shows a child eating green grass has been shared,claiming that this child is eating grass somewhere in Gaza.We found the same video on Facebook and other social media platforms which was uploaded in February 2022.(1/3) pic.twitter.com/ltZAQc8T1f
Intent:
Propagandists are circulating old videos from Different Locations claiming to be from Gaza to set their narrative over the ongoing war. There has been a heart-wrenching video shared online that purports to show a child in Gaza eating green grass. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that the same video, which was posted in February 2022, was found on Facebook and other social media platforms. Initial reports state that this video depicts a child in Syria eating grass because of acute hunger or extreme poverty. Therefore, neither Gaza nor the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict are mentioned in the video, nor is it recent.
Conclusion:
Claim : A heart-wrenching video that shows a child eating green grass has been shared,claiming that this child is eating grass somewhere in Gaza.
Fact : We discovered the same video on Facebook and other social media platforms, uploaded in February 2022. According to initial reports, this video depicts a child eating grass in Syria because of a lack of food or extreme poverty. Thus, the video is not recent and has nothing to do with Gaza or the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.
