There is a video circulating that purports to show a group of young men acting dead in the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @NiohBerg tweeted “Gee I wonder why the UN revised the death toll in Gaza down in half. Faking atrocities would be their national sport if “Palestine” was a country.” on May 15, 2024. The tweet has received an about 227.1k views on X.
Gee I wonder why the UN revised the death toll in Gaza down in half.
— Nioh Berg ♛ ✡︎ אסתר (@NiohBerg) May 15, 2024
Faking atrocities would be their national sport if "Palestine" was a country. pic.twitter.com/4SoM1Lhr4b
Several other accounts, including @raviagrawal3 made the same claim that the video purporting to depict Palestinians staging that they are dead in the ongoing battle between Israel and Hamas has gone viral. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this is an outdated video of a Malaysian educational demonstration with no connection to Palestinians. Prior to the Gaza War, in August 2023, the video was uploaded. So, the claim that this video is from the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, where Palestinians faked to be dead is not true at all. We have found the post from Tiktok, which was uploaded on August 19, 2023.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
1937
— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) May 7, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a group of young men faking their deaths has been shared, claiming to be Palestinians faking death in the ongoing conflict between Israel-Hamas. Fact is that this is an old video of an educational demonstration (1/2) pic.twitter.com/EWJAuHeiTG
Intent:
Influencers are circulating old videos of educational demonstrations from Malaysia claiming to be Palestine to set their narrative over the conflict. A video that shows a group of young men faking their deaths has been shared, claiming to be Palestinians faking death in the ongoing conflict between Israel-Hamas. The video in question is an outdated one from Malaysia, and it has nothing to do with Palestinians. In August 2023, prior to the Gaza War, the video was uploaded.
Conclusion:
Claim : In the continuing battle between Israel and Hamas, a video of a group of young guys pretending to be dead has gone viral, with the assertion that the individuals are Palestinians.
Fact : Fact is that this is an old video of an educational demonstration from Malaysia, nothing to do with Palestinians. The video was uploaded in August 2023, before the war in Gaza.
