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☆ Fact Check: Video shows special prayer event for Eid al-Adha
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of Muslims gathered for a special outdoor prayer during Eid al-Adha in London has been misleadingly portrayed as a daily occurrence. What message do they want to send?”Reuters traced the video to at least July 2022 (archived), when it was shared as showing a special event for Eid al-Adha, a major Muslim holiday. Corroborating visuals of the same event were posted by Norbury Muslim Centre, which organised the outdoor prayer in 2022, as well as for 2021 and 2023. Eid al-Adha is one of the two most important festivals in the Islamic calendar and is marked with Muslims gathering in mosques or vast open sites to celebrate and pray. The video shows a special event for Eid al-Adha not something that is commonplace.

Persons: Eid, Read Organizations: Facebook, Reuters, Norbury Muslim, Norbury Muslim Centre, Thomson Locations: London, Norbury Park, Norbury

☆ Fact Check: FCC guidelines on profanity do not apply to cable networks
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Indecent content is defined by the FCC as a portrayal of sexual or excretory organs or activities in an offensive manner without meeting the obscenity test. Profane content includes “grossly offensive” language considered a public nuisance. NBC is a broadcast network while CNBC is a cable network. “FCC rules on profanity don't apply to utterances on cable networks,” former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a reply to an ABC7 Chicago reporter requesting clarification under the circulating post on X. Cable networks are not prohibited from airing indecent or profane content.

Persons: Elon, “ Elon, ‘, Ajit Pai, Read Organizations: Federal Communications Commission, New York Times, CNBC, Facebook, FCC, Globe, NBC, NBC Universal, Comcast, Reuters, ABC7, Cable, Thomson Locations: ABC7 Chicago

☆ Fact Check: Palestinian official flag in 1939 did not show Star of David
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The image of the flag, which is half white and half blue with the Star of David in its centre, is spreading on Facebook (archived) with claims that it shows the official 1939 Palestinian flag. “The 1939 flag of Palestine shows that it was recognized as a Jewish entity even then,” one Facebook account wrote (archived). According to academics who spoke to Reuters, the flag seen in circulating images is not an official flag of historical Palestine. An example of a mandate-era official flag from 1946 can be seen on the British Imperial War Museums website. The official flag of mandate Palestine in 1939, during which Palestine was administered by Britain as a League of Nations Mandate, was a Union Jack.

Persons: David, Shay Hazkani, Joseph, Rebecca Meyerhoff, Jack, ”, Salim Tamari, Tamari, Sharif Hussein, Derek Penslar, William Lee Frost, “, Union Jack, Penlsar, Tamir Sorek, Read Organizations: Zionist, Palestinian, Jewish, Star, Larousse, Reuters, Center for Jewish Studies, University of Maryland, League of Nations, Institute of Palestine Studies, Birzeit University, British, Harvard University, Union, Penn State University, Society, International Affairs, Britain, League of Nations Mandate, Thomson Locations: Palestine, Larousse French, Israel, Ottoman Empire, Union

☆ Fact Check: The moon is not a reflection of Earth
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The moon is not a reflection of Earth, despite a viral TikTok clip circulating online. A clip (archived) circulating online opens with a visual of the moon and text printed across the upper-third that reads, “This Proves My Video ‘Moon is a Reflection of Earth.’”A voice over can then be heard claiming that the moon is a “translucent plasma luminary” which is why you can see the moon during the day. The individual moves the light source and with it, the two light points move, opposite each other, around the resin. The video does not prove that the sun and moon are reflections of another light source, or that the moon is a reflection of Earth. The moon is not a reflection of Earth.

Persons: ” Mike Boylan, Read Organizations: University of Texas, Reuters, European Space Agency, National Aeronautical and Space Agency, NASA, Reconnaissance, Thomson Locations: Austin

☆ Fact Check: Iceland has not banned COVID vaccines
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A headline shared online falsely claims that Iceland has banned COVID-19 vaccines and cites sudden deaths for which there is no evidence, according to the Icelandic national health authority. Iceland has not banned COVID vaccines and “there are no soaring sudden deaths,” Guðrún Aspelund, chief epidemiologist at the Icelandic Directorate of Health, told Reuters in a Nov. 29 email. In 2021, Iceland along with other Scandinavian countries temporarily discontinued giving some COVID vaccines to younger adults. As of Oct. 5, 80.5% of the population (archived) in Iceland has received the primary course, that is two doses of a COVID vaccine. Iceland has not banned COVID vaccines and vaccination is recommended for specific groups of the population.

Persons: ” Guðrún Aspelund, epidemiologist, Aspelund, Moderna's Spikevax, Read Organizations: Icelandic Directorate of Health, Reuters, Twitter, Facebook, Health, Iceland’s, Pfizer, BioNTech's, Thomson Locations: Iceland

☆ Fact Check: Video of teacher discussing pronouns is a skit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip showing a teacher called Darren discussing pronouns is a skit, according to a disclaimer by the video’s creators at the end of the original video. The clip shows a teacher discussing their pronouns while the students appear to be confused and asking questions. !” and “My children would not participate in this.”The original video is more than 7 minutes long and includes a disclaimer at the 7:18 mark where the creator, known as Jibrizy, says, “Hey guys. Should teachers be teaching students pronouns in public schools? The video of a teacher discussing pronouns is a skit.

Persons: Darren, “, Read Organizations: Reuters, Thomson

☆ Fact Check: Clip of Ukrainian porn star saying she’d run for president is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The video is altered from a 2020 YouTube livestream and Reuters found no evidence that The Sun published it. Not only does the livestream pre-date the current conflict in Ukraine, but nowhere in the livestream does the model speak of any intention to run for office. A side-by-side comparison between the livestream (L) (03:38) and the altered clip (00:13) is a match except for the lip movements. The social media channels for the model do not reference any such interview with the Sun or an intention to run for president. The video of the adult film actress in question is altered to make it appear as if she announced her intention to run for president from a YouTube livestream uploaded in 2020.

Persons: ”, Nancy A ”, “, Nancy Ace, Read Organizations: YouTube, Reuters, ” Reuters, Sun, Thomson Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine

☆ Fact Check: Video of man praying for Trump to replace Biden as US president is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video clip showing a man in military uniform praying for U.S. President Joe Biden to be replaced by his predecessor Donald Trump while sharing the stage with Biden at an event in Norfolk, Virginia, has been flipped horizontally and contains an altered audio track. On Nov. 19 at an event dubbed “Friendsgiving,” Biden and first lady Jill Biden served Thanksgiving dinners to military personnel and their families at Naval Station Norfolk, Reuters reported. The chaplain’s full prayer can be viewed at 7:36-9:12 and makes no reference to Biden or Trump. The moment seen in the edited clip, originally shows the chaplain concluding his prayer (9:03) with the words, “Bless our fellowship. Original footage shows that a military chaplain did not pray to “get rid of” Biden and “bring back” Trump at a Friendsgiving event in November 2023.

Persons: Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, “, ” Biden, Jill Biden, Donald J, Trump, ” Trump, Read Organizations: Naval, Reuters, Facebook, White House YouTube, Biden, Trump, Thomson Locations: Norfolk , Virginia, Norfolk

☆ Fact Check: Fabricated X post shows Donald Trump Jr. reacting to Trump being booed
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fabricated screenshot of a post on X, formerly Twitter, showing Donald Trump Jr. reacting to his father being booed at a college football match, has misled users online. The screenshot reads: “I guarantee there won't be a single stadium in the world booing my father can once he again gains access to cruise missiles. The image also misspells the X account handle name as “@DonaldTrampJr,” which does not belong to any active profiles on the platform. Trump Jr.’s account handle is “@DonaldTrumpJr.”The screenshot was originally shared (archived) by the satirical account @FaithRubPol and carries a “Parody” label in the bottom right corner. The screenshot is fabricated and originates from a satirical account on X.

Persons: Donald Trump Jr, “, ’, ”, Read Organizations: Facebook, Trump Jr, The Trump Organization, Reuters, Thomson Locations: South Carolina, Trump

☆ Fact Check: Altered image of Greta Thunberg holding antisemitic book
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

An image of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg holding an antisemitic book is altered. The original unaltered photograph shows Thunberg holding her book on climate change. The altered selfie shows Thunberg holding a book by 16th-century German theologian Martin Luther titled, “On the Jews and their Lies.”The image surfaced on X (archived) and Facebook (archived). Thunberg posted the original image via her X account on Feb. 14 (archived) and it shows her holding her book titled, “The Climate Book.”A spokesperson for Thunberg did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The original image shows Thunberg holding her book titled, “The Climate Book.”This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

Persons: Greta Thunberg, Thunberg, Martin Luther, ”, Read Organizations: Facebook, Reuters, Thomson

☆ Fact Check: The Telegraph video on Body Worlds using Ukrainian military corpses is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A video using The Daily Telegraph’s branding, which reports a Body Worlds exhibition was cancelled in London when it was found to be using illegally acquired bodies of Ukrainian soldiers, is fake. Body Worlds exhibitions are the brainchild of German anatomists Gunther von Hagens and his wife Angelina Whalley, and they showcase real human bodies preserved through “plastination”, a preservation process invented by von Hagens in 1977. But Georgia Gomez, the director of development at Body Worlds and von Hagens Plastination, told Reuters in a Nov. 16 email that the claims made about the company were false. Body Worlds exhibitions rely exclusively on body donations to the Institute for Plastination body donation programme and they have never received any body donors from Ukraine. No Body Worlds exhibit is planned or scheduled in London or any other part of Britain and quotes in the video attributed to von Hagens are “completely bogus,” Gomez added.

Persons: anatomists Gunther von Hagens, Angelina Whalley, plastination, von Hagens, ”, Andy King, “, Georgia Gomez, Hagens Plastination, ” Gomez, Gunther von Hagens, Read Organizations: Twitter, Facebook, The Daily Telegraph, British, Heathrow Airport, Reuters, Telegraph, Institute, Ukrainian Center, Office, Border Force, Thomson Locations: London, Ukrainian, Ukraine, Britain

☆ Fact Check: Spoof lobotomy poster shared online as if from 20th century
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Text within the poster image reads: “Are you depressed? One Instagram post (archived) sharing the image gathered more than 310,000 “likes.”Many accounts sharing the poster use it to discredit modern scientific consensus. The ad, however, was created by an enamel pin company making accessories inspired by horror and cult films. Demonic Pinfestation confirmed by email that it created the graphic to advertise an illustrated lobotomy pin, the central image in the promo circulated online, and shared separate images of the design. U.S. enamel pin business created the faux advertisement for lobotomy to promote its enamel pin product.

Persons: Walter Freeman, ”, Pinfestation, I'm, Freeman, Miriam Posner, Posner, Egas Moniz, Read Organizations: Facebook, Reuters, U.S . National Library of Medicine, University of California, Thomson Locations: American, United States, Los Angeles

☆ Fact Check: Image shows Tel Aviv rally for release of Israeli hostages in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An aerial shot from a Nov. 11, 2023, protest in Tel Aviv demanding the release of Israeli hostages held by militant Palestinian group Hamas was falsely shared as footage from a pro-Palestinian protest held in Israel amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. However, the image is a Reuters photograph taken on Nov. 11, 2023, showing a protest held in Tel Aviv demanding the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza who were seized in the Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas gunmen. The demonstration took place in the square in front of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Separate anti-war protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza have also taken place in Israel, including in Tel Aviv. The aerial photograph of a large crowd shows a demonstration in Tel Aviv demanding the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, not a pro-Palestinian protest.

Persons: Reuven Rivlin, Shai Piron, Shlomo Artzi, Read Organizations: Gaza, Reuters, Facebook, Tel Aviv Museum of Art ., Google, Tel Aviv’s, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Hamas, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Palestinian, Israel, Gaza, Democracy

☆ Fact Check: Video shows floods in Lebanon in 2018, not West Bank in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video showing a torrent of mud and water inundating the village of Ras Baalbek, Lebanon in 2018 has been miscaptioned online as floods in Jericho in the West Bank. A user on Facebook (archived) shared the video with the caption: “Happening now! Reuters geolocated the buildings visible in the video to Google Map satellite imagery of the village of Ras Baalbek. Reports from June 2018 say heavy rain resulted in major floods in Ras Baalbek. The video shows floods in Lebanon in 2018.

Persons: Read Organizations: West Bank, Facebook, YouTube, American University of Beirut, Reuters, Google, Thomson Locations: Ras Baalbek, Lebanon, Jericho, Jordan, Lebanese, Baalbek

☆ Fact Check: Video creator’s food art mislabeled as Bill Gates’ lab-grown meat
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A clip showing a “lab-grown drumstick” moving unnaturally was created by an artist who frequently shares videos of food in motion, despite posts online that suggest the clip shows synthetic meat made by Bill Gates. The posts refer to Gates’ advocacy for richer countries switching to synthetic meat, as described in a 2021 interview with MIT Technology Review about his book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster”. Gates, who has backed meat alternative companies, has received criticism for his proposal that shifting to synthetic meat could reduce carbon emissions. Cameron, a video creator and artist according to the account bios, frequently shares videos of unnaturally moving food, including those not made from live animals. The clip was created by an artist who frequently creates videos of unnaturally moving food and is unrelated to meat alternative brands backed by Bill Gates.

Persons: Bill Gates, Gates, Bill Gates ’, Russel Cameron, Cameron, Melinda Gates, Read Organizations: MIT Technology Review, Facebook, YouTube, Reuters, Thomson Locations: ”, New York

☆ Fact Check: Video showing armory predates November 2023 attack on Al Shifa hospital
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video showing a room in the occupied West Bank stocked with firearms, army fatigues and other military equipment dates to at least August 2023 and is unrelated to the November attack by the Israeli army on Al Shifa hospital in Gaza. The clip, captioned, “Israel defense forces found a complete ARMORY inside the Al Shifa hospital in Gaza. #Israel #IStandWithIsrael” was shared on Facebook (archived) amid a military blockade by Israeli troops around Shifa before they eventually entered the building on Nov. 15, 2023. The video also circulated on messaging platform X (archived), formerly Twitter, with a caption saying that it shows the Shifa hospital. The video dates to at least August 2023 and was filmed in the West Bank, not Gaza.

Persons: Al, IStandWithIsrael ”, Hanan Amiur, “, ”, Amiur, Read Organizations: West Bank, Facebook, Oslo Accords, ” Reuters, Reuters, Central Unit, IDF, Border Police, Israeli Police, Thomson Locations: Al Shifa, Gaza, Israel, Shifa, Ramallah, Oslo, Gaza’s, Judea, Samaria, Beitunia

☆ Fact Check: Wilders must form coalition to be Dutch PM
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

“Congratulations to Geert Wilders who has won the 2023 General Election in the Netherlands to become the new Dutch Prime Minister,” wrote one Facebook Page (archived). Other Facebook posts (archived) said Wilders was “elected Prime Minister”, which, as of Nov. 28, is not the case. Wilders won the most seats for his Freedom Party (PVV) in the Nov. 22 election and now seeks to form a government with himself as leader. Dutch coalition talks usually take months and parties’ positions and willingness to work with each other can evolve over time, Reuters reported. Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders won the most seats in the Nov. 22 election but must first form a coalition, which could take months, to be prime minister.

Persons: Geert Wilders, ”, Wilders, Gom van Strien, Read Organizations: Dutch, Freedom Party, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Netherlands, Dutch

☆ Fact Check: Fabricated article claims Pete Buttigieg was arrested for killing dogs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image saying that U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was arrested as a teenager in 1998 for killing several dogs was created by a social media account that has since been suspended. The image (archived) circulating online includes two different pictures and the text: “Why won’t anyone discuss why a teenage Buttigieg strangled 5 dogs? @CNN @washingtonpost @nytimes.”One picture shows a newspaper folded in half, so the name of the publication only reads “South Ben.” It says that a local teenager named Pete Buttigieg was arrested on suspicion of killing at least five dogs. There is no story about a teenager arrested for killing dogs or involving Buttigieg. A news clipping saying Pete Buttigieg killed dogs in high school is fabricated.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, ”, “ Demoniacs, Alan Achkar, Buttigieg’s, Read Organizations: Transportation, Facebook, Reuters, South Bend Tribune, Thomson Locations: Ben

☆ Fact Check: Clip shows Israel nuclear facility, not town in Antarctica
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip shows a photograph of a nuclear facility in Israel digitally altered to appear like it is inside a crater, not a newly discovered town in Antarctica, despite a clip circulating online. The video shows a satellite image of a town inside a crater, with text printed across the clip that reads: “Antarctica was scramble free on Google earth Sunday ANTARCTICA UNBLURRED.”Further text reads: “Frequency Fence a.k.a. Geo Fence was down Sunday giving Google Earth enthusiasts a rare crystal clear view of ANTARCTICA. The buildings in the clip circulating online (L) match Google Earth Pro satellite captured in 2011 (R). The clip shows a research facility in Israel, not a newly discovered town in Antarctica.

Persons: Read Organizations: Google, Negev Nuclear Research, Pro, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Israel, Antarctica, ANTARCTICA, China

☆ Fact Check: Image of officer smiling while pepper spraying Jan. 6 protester is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An altered image of a police officer who is smiling while releasing pepper spray on a protester during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has been shared in online posts that suggest the protest was a setup. Images of officers using pepper spray during clashes with protesters can be seen on Reuters Pictures. Spray pepper spray into the face of a peaceful protester on J6. The photo shows an officer with a patch on his jacket that reads “Metropolitan Police” releasing pepper spray on the man wearing a hat. The officer’s face has been altered in the circulating image, and the original does not show him smiling while releasing pepper spray.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Roberto Schmidt, Read Organizations: U.S . Capitol, Capitol, Reuters Pictures, Facebook, Getty, Metropolitan Police, AFP, Reuters, Thomson

☆ Fact Check: Image does not show Israeli-managed ship attacked in the Indian Ocean
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Malta-flagged container ship attacked in November is managed by Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS), which is in turn controlled by Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer. The same image can be seen in a Reuters report (photograph 8/19) (archived) about the incident dated Jun. Another photo of the ship on fire, captured from a different angle, was also published by Reuters (archived) in 2019. At the time, the U.S. blamed the incident (archived) and an explosion aboard a second tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Iran, which denied the allegations. The ship image dates to 2019 and is unrelated to the Nov. 24, 2023, attack on the Mayet.

Persons: Idan Ofer, Read Organizations: Eastern Pacific Shipping, CMA, Reuters, U.S, Galaxy Leader, Facebook, Twitter, Iranian Students ’ News Agency, Thomson Locations: Norwegian, Gulf of Oman, Malta, Singapore, Iranian, Israel, Red, ISRAELI, U.S, Iran

☆ Fact Check: Video of French farmers' protest unrelated to Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video of a French farmer dumping manure outside a McDonald’s in eastern France to protest fast-food outlets that import foreign meat products has been falsely claimed online to be about Israel’s war with Hamas. Yannick Augrandenis, an associate at the communications consultancy representing McDonald’s France, told Reuters in an email that the video shows the Nov. 24 protest. This included 21,950 tonnes of beef for minced steaks used in McDonald’s recipes and 18,001 tonnes of chicken, which meant nuggets were 100% French meat, the statement said. The video shows a farmers’ protest over fast-food chains importing meat, not the Israel-Hamas war. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

Persons: Yannick Augrandenis, Read Organizations: Hamas, Twitter, Facebook, Reuters, Google, McDonald’s, Thomson Locations: France, Vesoul, Haute, Saone, McDonald’s France, Israel

☆ Fact Check: Satirical claim that Megan Rapinoe filed for bankruptcy taken seriously
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The claim that U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe filed for bankruptcy following her retirement stems from a satirical website. A Facebook post (archived) sharing the claim reads: “Any tears for this?... Megan Rapinoe is going into bankruptcy after the disastrous end of her career. The social media claim originates from a satirical article titled: “Megan Rapinoe Files for Bankruptcy: ‘Nobody Will Hire Me,’” published by the Dunning-Kruger Times, a subsidiary of America’s Last Line of Defense. The claim that Megan Rapinoe filed for bankruptcy originated from a satirical website.

Persons: Megan Rapinoe, ”, Rapinoe, ’ ”, Dunning, Kruger, Read Organizations: National Woman’s Soccer League, Kruger Times, Defense, Reuters, Thomson Locations: America’s

☆ Fact Check: Photo of Israeli soldier in front of graffitied building is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A photograph of an Israeli soldier sitting on a chair in front of rubble and destruction has been altered to include Hebrew text on a building behind him. Welcome to hell.’It shows a soldier sitting on a chair with a cup of tea and cookies on a coffee table. The unaltered photo was posted by user Ran Ohayon on a Facebook group called “Smart Photoshop” with a caption reading, in Hebrew, “Good week champions! The bio of the Facebook group reads, in part, (translated by Google), “The smartest, wittiest, highest quality, and funniest photoshop group! The photograph has been altered to include text on the building and a coffee table.

Persons: ‘, David, Ran Ohayon, “, ” Ohayon, Read Organizations: “, Google, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Israeli, Gaza, Israel

☆ Fact Check: Video of men boarding cargo ship predates Houthis hijacking
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video of armed personnel climbing aboard a bulk carrier from three smaller motorboats has been falsely presented online as showing Yemen’s Houthis hijacking a cargo ship in the Red Sea in mid-November. The video can be dated to at least June 2022, more than a year before the Red Sea incident. On Nov. 20, the Houthis released video of armed men seizing the Galaxy Leader, a British-owned and Japanese-operated cargo ship that the rebels described as being Israeli. The vessel in the Houthis video does not resemble the one in the social media posts. The video dates to at least June 2022, thus predating the Houthis seizure of the Galaxy Leader.

Persons: Yemen’s, YEMENIS, Houthis, Read Organizations: Galaxy Leader, Reuters, Polish Special Forces Component Command, Car Carriers, Ray Shipping, Thomson Locations: Red, Iran, British, Isle of, Tel Aviv

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