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☆ Fact Check: London brawl video predates 2023 pro-Palestinian protests
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Footage from September 2022 of a crowd clashing with police officers in London, during protests over the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, has been falsely portrayed online as showing a scuffle of pro-Palestinian protesters in 2023. The claim surfaced on social media after hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through the British capital on Nov. 11. Police arrested over 120 people as they sought to stop far-right protesters from ambushing the main rally, as Reuters reported. According to a BBC report, the 2022 protest was sparked by the death of Amini while she was in police custody in Tehran. The video was filmed in September 2022 during protests over the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini.

Persons: Mahsa Amini, “, Amini, Mahsa, Read Organizations: Palestinian, . Police, Reuters, Facebook, Thomson Locations: London, PALESTINE, Maida Vale, Tehran

☆ Fact Check: Picture of Michelle Obama with anti-Trump shirt is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A picture of former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has been digitally altered to include an anti-Trump message on her shirt. The original photograph shows her wearing a T-shirt advertising one of her books. The altered shirt includes a caricature of former U.S. President Donald Trump and the words: “Nope, not again.”One user posted it on X (archived), formerly known as Twitter, with the text: “Who agrees with @MichelleObama?”Reuters ImageBut the original picture (archived) was posted by Michelle Obama on social media on March 14, 2023. Reuters has previously addressed pictures of public figures that have been altered to show them wearing shirts with political messages. A photo shows Michelle Obama wearing a T-shirt advertising one of her books, not an anti-Trump message.

Persons: Lady Michelle Obama, Donald Trump, Michelle Obama, TLWC, “, @MichelleObama, ”, Read Organizations: U.S, Reuters, Thomson

☆ Fact Check: Trump’s facial features altered in court appearance clip
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An altered video of former U.S. President Donald Trump appearing in court during his fraud case in New York is circulating online, where his facial features appear smoother. In the altered video, Trump’s skin appears smoother and his nose narrower. The original video (timestamp 1:06) of Trump inside the court room on Nov. 6 does not show Trump’s face smoothed with a noticeably narrower nose. A side-by-side comparison (archived) (archived) between the footage captured inside the courtroom (L) and the altered clip (R) shows the disparity between the real footage and altered counterpart. The clip is altered to make it appear as if Trump’s skin is smoother and nose narrower.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Read Organizations: Facebook, Reuters, Trump, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ Fact Check: No evidence Bella Hadid shared edited Israeli flag dress image
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fabricated screenshot of Bella Hadid’s Instagram story, which suggests the U.S. supermodel posted a photo of herself wearing an Israeli flag for a dress, is being shared online. According to the fabricated image, the screenshot was captured seven hours after Hadid supposedly published the post to her 60 million followers. The image used in the fabricated post is also altered. In the original, she is wearing a plain white dress (archived) without an Israeli flag. There is no evidence Bella Hadid posted the edited photo to Instagram.

Persons: Bella Hadid’s, ”, Hadid, Joe Biden, Bella Hadid, Read Organizations: Facebook, Reuters, Paris, Thomson Locations: U.S, Hadid, Gaza

☆ Fact Check: Photo of woman walking down stairs of destroyed building is from Syria
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photograph of a woman carrying a toy down a flight of stairs in a crumbling building was captured during the conflict in Syria, contrary to posts sharing the photograph saying it is from the 2023 Israel-Hamas war. The description of the photo on the awards website reads, “Homs, Syria's third largest city, had been involved in war for four years. A mother, who returned home after the end of the conflict, found her child's toy car in their destroyed house.”Ghaedi did not immediately respond to a Reuters message via social media. The photograph shows a woman walking down a flight of stairs in a destroyed building in Homs, Syria. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

Persons: Hassan Ghaedi, ” Ghaedi, Read Organizations: Siena, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Syria, Israel, Homs, Iranian, Syria's

☆ Fact Check: Clip from Malaysia falsely shared as showing casualties in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The earliest iteration of the video that Reuters could find online is a TikTok post(archived) from Aug. 19, 2023, written in Malay. The clip also appears in an Instagram post (archived) from Aug. 21, 2023, with a caption that indicates that the video shows a “Kursus Pengurusan Jenazah” which translates to “funeral management course”. A keyword search on the institute's Facebook page leads to a post (archived) that mentions a "Body Management Course of IKM TSYA Students", with Darul Ulum mosque as the venue. The Facebook page has photographs from the same venue that match the walls (archived) and the flooring (archived) of the building seen in the video. The video was filmed in Malaysia, not Gaza, and predates the 2023 Palestinian-Israeli war.

Persons: IKM, ”, MARA Tan Sri Yahaya Ahmad, IKM TSYA, Read Organizations: Reuters, Institut, MARA Skills Institute, IKM, Thomson Locations: Malaysia, Gaza, Israel, Malay, Malaysia’s Pekan, Darul Ulum, Palestinian

☆ Fact Check: New York pro-Israel ad ‘bumping’ Ukraine message is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video that shows pro-Israel messaging replacing a pro-Ukraine notice on a digital billboard in New York City is fabricated, according to the company managing the unit. Reuters confirmed the location of the advertising screens as 200 W 50th St, New York. Outdoor advertising company Clear Channel Outdoors, which manages the space, told Reuters the advertisement seen in the video is fake. The ad has never appeared on its screens, a spokesperson for the firm said. The digital billboard messages shown in the video never appeared on the New York City display shown, according to the company managing the promotional screen.

Persons: ISRAEL ”, Read Organizations: UKRAINE ”, ISRAEL, ABC, Facebook, Reuters, Outdoor, New, Thomson Locations: Israel, Ukraine, New York, Manhattan, UKRAINE, St , New York

☆ Fact Check: Posts about US Representative Tlaib’s birthplace lack context
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the first and only Palestinian-American congresswoman, is a Detroit native, despite posts suggesting that she was not born in the U.S. and should be deported. Tlaib represents Michigan’s 12th congressional district, which includes the cities of Detroit, Dearborn, Southfield and surrounding suburbs. The Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress says that Tlaib was born in Detroit on July 24, 1976. Tlaib is a natural-born citizen, an individual born on U.S. soil who is therefore automatically a U.S. citizen at birth. U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib is a U.S. citizen born in Detroit, Michigan.

Persons: Rashida Tlaib, Tlaib, Rashida, “, ”, Read Organizations: Facebook, Palestine, Reuters, West Bank, Yahoo, U.S, Congress, U.S . House, Thomson Locations: Detroit, U.S, Dearborn, Southfield, Israel, Palestinian, Palestine, Michigan’s, “, Detroit , Michigan

☆ Fact Check: British MPs cannot expense £50 for breakfast
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A false claim that British members of parliament can expense £50 for breakfast has circulated on social media. “There is no breakfast allowance for MPs,” a spokesperson for IPSA told Reuters in an email. “The only time MPs can claim for their own meals is if they are travelling away from both workplaces (London and constituency) on parliamentary business,” they added. The rules in full can be found on IPSA’s website, which links to The Scheme of MPs’ Staffing and Business Costs 2023-2024. There is no breakfast allowance for MPs.

Persons: ”, IPSA, Read Organizations: Facebook, Independent Parliamentary, Authority, Reuters, ’ Staffing, London Area, Thomson Locations: Britain, London

☆ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse is not taking hold of Whoopi Goldberg’s property
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A satirical article claiming that Kyle Rittenhouse put a $22 million lien on Whoopi Goldberg’s Beverly Hills mansion due to her not paying him for a settlement is being taken seriously by social media users online. A Facebook post (archived) sharing the claim reads, “Whoopi Goldberg still hasn’t paid Kyle Rittenhouse for their settlement agreement. Kyle just put a lien on her Beverly Hills mansion for $22 million. Reuters previously addressed a false claim from the same satirical publication that Rittenhouse sued and won a defamation case against The View and was awarded $22 million. Claims that Kyle Rittenhouse put a lien on Whoopi Goldberg’s Beverly Hills mansion for $22 million stem from a satire article.

Persons: Kyle Rittenhouse, Whoopi, “ Whoopi Goldberg, Kyle, ’, Lien, ”, Dunning, Kruger, Rittenhouse, Mark Richards, Goldberg, Read Organizations: Kruger Times, Defense, Reuters, ” Reuters, Thomson Locations: Beverly, America’s, Beverly Hills

☆ Fact Check: Protester with swastika tattoo photo taken in 2016
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photo of a far-right protester with a swastika tattoo was captured in the north of England in 2016, not at counter-protests to a pro-Palestinian demo in London on Nov. 11, 2023, despite online accounts making that assertion. Police arrested more than 120 people on Nov. 11 after far-right counter protesters attempted to ambush a pro-Palestinian rally in central London that drew 300,000 demonstrators. One social media user sharing the photo on Facebook (archived) wrote: “English Defence League demonstrator at Saturdays March showing off his swastika tattoo whilst wearing a poppy. These people are that thick that irony is lost on them and I’m stuck for words.”Users of messaging platform X (archived), formerly known as Twitter, also shared the photo as if from the Nov. 11 protest. However, the photo was taken on Nov. 26, 2016 at an anti-Mosque demonstration in Bolton, Greater Manchester, according to the photojournalist who took the image.

Persons: I’m, Read Organizations: Police, English Defence League, Twitter, Nazi, Guardian, Reuters, Thomson Locations: England, London, Bolton , Greater Manchester, Bolton

☆ Fact Check: Hezbollah anti-ship missiles clip dates to 2019, not 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An old video of Shi’ite Islamist group Hezbollah’s anti-ship missiles has been falsely shared as footage published in response to U.S. deployment of carriers to the eastern Mediterranean amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in 2023. Experts believe that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon may possess more than 100,000 rockets including precision missiles, such as drones and anti-tank, anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles. However, the circulating video long predates the 2023 Israel-Hamas war. The caption states: “The video Footage depicting C-802 anti-ship cruise missiles has been resealed for the first time. The video of Hezbollah's anti-ship missiles was published in 2019, not during the 2023 Israel-Hamas war in response to the presence of U.S. carriers.

Persons: Gerald R, Dwight Eisenhower, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, “, Read Organizations: Hamas, Ford, Reuters, Facebook, Iran Press News Agency, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, U.S, Lebanon, Lebanese

☆ Fact Check: US infant mortality rise not linked to vaccines
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Ask CDC about vaccinating pregnant ‘people’, preemies and newborns today vs 20 years ago” in response to a CBS News X post about the CDC report. Two of these causes of infant death, maternal complications and bacterial sepsis, showed statistically significant (greater than would be expected by chance) increases of 2.6 infant deaths per 100,000 live births and 2.1 infant deaths per 100,000 live births respectively. Overall, infant mortality was 5.60 per 100,000 in 2022, compared with 5.44 per 100,000 in 2021, a 3% rise. The CDC, World Health Organization (WHO), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and evidence-based research support vaccinations for preventable diseases and reducing infant mortality. Reuters has previously addressed similar false claims that vaccinations were linked to sudden infant death syndrome rates in the U.S.CDC did not respond to requests for comment.

Persons: Dr, Sandy L, Chung, Eric Eichenwald, Read Organizations: U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, CBS, Vital Statistics, CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, American Academy of Pediatrics, World Health Organization, WHO, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Alaska, Nevada, Georgia, Iowa , Missouri, Texas, U.S

☆ Fact Check: Co-op statement on Israeli produce presented out of context
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A statement on the website of British food retailer the Co-operative Group (Co-op), which details the company’s policy on sourcing ingredients and trading with Israeli settlements or occupied territories, is being presented out of context online. “On this basis, we do not source any produce or own-brand products from the Israeli settlements. Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are deemed illegal by most countries and are a bitter issue in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The policy is years old and applies to produce sourced from Israeli settlements, not all of Israel. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

Persons: ‘, “, Read Organizations: Twitter, Facebook, Israel, Rights, Trade, West Bank, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Palestinian, Territories, Western Sahara, Israel

☆ Fact Check: Mel Gibson post suggesting ‘the end’ of Israel is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The screenshot of a purported social media post from actor Mel Gibson showing an hourglass within an Israeli flag background is fake, according to a representative for the actor, who added that Gibson has no social media accounts. In response to the viral screenshot, Gibson’s representative Alan Nierob said in an email: “It is a fake post as Mr. Gibson does not have any social media platforms.”Reuters found no evidence of Mel Gibson having a verified account on social media platforms including Facebook, X and Instagram. No authentic post by Gibson resembling the fabricated screenshot could be found on any social media platforms. Gibson apologized in 2006 for antisemitic remarks he made during an arrest in Los Angeles for driving while intoxicated, according to reports by ABC News and The Guardian. Mel Gibson does not have an account on social media and the screenshot of a post attributed to Gibson is fake, according to a representative for the actor.

Persons: Mel Gibson, Gibson, David, Alan Nierob, Read Organizations: Facebook, Reuters, ABC News, Guardian, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Fact Check: Clip of Ocasio-Cortez urging trip to the Sun to ‘take samples’ is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An altered video of U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez adds fake audio and visuals to make it appear that the New York congresswoman is urging scientists to study climate change by taking a trip to the Sun to "take samples”. Ocasio-Cortez made no such remark in the original interview that aired on CBS, and the altered version originates from a meme account that describes its offerings as “doctored videos”. A spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez also said that the clip circulating online “is fake”. In the altered clip, Ocasio-Cortez sits behind a round glass desk calling for a study into the effects of climate change by focusing on “the main source of all heat in our solar system, the Sun”. Crazy.”However, the clip augments visuals and audio from an interview given by Ocasio-Cortez to CBS’ "Face the Nation" in late September, where she made no such remarks.

Persons: Representative Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Elon, Elon Musk, Read Organizations: U.S, Representative, New, CBS, Sun, Ocasio, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ Fact Check: Clip of Israel police apprehending girl at Damascus Gate from 2022
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of Israeli police violently apprehending a girl in Jerusalem in 2022 has been falsely claimed online to be filmed during the Israel-Hamas war that broke out in October 2023 and has been continuing unabated. Ramouz’s caption on the post, dated Feb. 28, 2022, reads: “Assaulting a girl and launching stun grenades at those present in Damascus Gate”. The clip was featured and referenced in local news reports on Feb. 28, 2022, about clashes at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, where people had gathered to observe a Muslim holiday. Using satellite imagery on Google Maps, Reuters confirmed the location of the video to be Damascus Gate. Landmarks (archived) visible in the background in the video can also been seen on Google Maps.

Persons: Amud, ”, Baraah Abo Ramouz, Ramouz, Read Organizations: ” Reuters, Reuters, Google, Thomson Locations: Jerusalem, Israel, Palestinian, Damascus

☆ Fact Check: NY Attorney General Letitia James was not arrested for treason
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

New York Attorney General Letitia James was not arrested for treason by the U.S. Navy in early November, as claimed in a circulating screenshot from an article by a website that describes itself as satirical. Trump called the trial “very unfair” in court in New York on Nov. 6 where he testified for about four hours. James has appeared outside the court during the trial, including on Nov. 6, after the Real Raw News article was published. Spokespersons for the Navy JAG and for James’ office also did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The New York Attorney General Letitia James was not arrested for treason in early November.

Persons: Letitia James, “ Letitia James, ”, James, Donald Trump, Trump, General’s, Janet Yellen, James ’, Read Organizations: New, U.S . Navy, Real Raw News, Twitter, General’s Corps, Navy JAG, Reuters, Real Raw, U.S . Army, Raw, New York, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S

☆ Fact Check: Just Stop Oil arrests unrelated to London’s Cenotaph
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Pictures online of Just Stop Oil protesters laying handcuffed next to the Cenotaph in central London have been falsely claimed online to show arrests resulting from an attack on the war memorial. “Just Stop Oil morons have just attempted to desecrate the Cenotaph. In a statement posted to X (archived), London’s Metropolitan Police said: “Around 100 arrests were made by officers along Whitehall during another day of disruption by Just Stop Oil. In an X post (archived) replying to a journalist saying the activists invaded the war memorial, Just Stop Oil said: “You’ve just lied. Police said there were no offences linked to the war memorial during the Nov. 6 Just Stop Oil protests; it was just where some arrests took place.

Persons: ”, “ You’ve, Read Organizations: Twitter, Facebook, London’s Metropolitan Police, Trafalgar, Reuters, Parliament, Police, Thomson Locations: London, London’s, Whitehall

☆ Fact Check: Old video of security guard detaining a child is from Sweden, not Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of a security guard forcefully detaining a child on a train platform was filmed in Sweden in 2015 and the child was not killed, contrary to online claims that the clip shows an Israeli police officer strangling a Palestinian child to death in October 2023. The clip, however, was filmed in February 2015 in Sweden. No media outlets reported that the boy had been killed in the encounter. Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan reported in April 2015 that the security guards would not be prosecuted. The video of a private security guard violently detaining a child was filmed in Sweden in 2015, not Israel in 2023.

Persons: Sydsvenskan, Read Organizations: U.S, Hamas, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Sweden, Palestinian, Jerusalem, Israel, European, Malmö

☆ Fact Check: Video does not show Israeli soldier saying Netanyahu is ‘deceiving’ people
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A 45-second clip was shared repeatedly on Facebook (archived) and X social media (archived) captioned “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.”However, a Reuters translation of the man’s remarks in Hebrew in the video clip is: “I am in pain about Yigal along with you. A video of an injured Israeli police officer sending a recorded message to members of his unit does not accuse Israel's prime minister of deception. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu deceives, Yigal, Netanyahu, “ Yair Wisner, Wisner, Israel's, Read Organizations: Israel’s, Facebook, YouTube, Kipa, Israel Police, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Fact Check: Video of Knesset members crying filmed after Hamas attack screening
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video of people crying in Israel’s parliament after viewing footage of Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border attack is being baselessly claimed online to be a reaction to military losses. However, the 24-second video, which shows people crying and consoling one another inside the Knesset, was taken following a private screening to lawmakers of raw footage from Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, according to a Knesset spokesman. According to a report by The Times of Israel, footage was screened to more than 50 Knesset members on Nov. 1. It included uncensored call recordings, CCTV, bodycam footage, dashcams, social media content, and mobile phone videos by Hamas, Israeli victims, and first responders. The video shows Knesset members crying after watching uncensored footage of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.

Persons: baselessly, ”, Read Organizations: Hamas, IDF, Israel Defence Forces, The Times, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, WhatsApp

☆ Fact Check: Video does not show Hamas forcefully recruiting people from their homes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of United Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed forces raiding a civilian’s house in Yemen has been falsely shared online as showing Hamas militants forcefully entering houses in Gaza to recruit men to fight against Israel in the war that started on Oct. 7, 2023. The video shows armed men dressed in military-style camouflage forcing their way into a home and taking a man into their custody, after which they search the house while a woman can be heard protesting and several children look on. The same video, however, was shared on social media (archived) on Oct. 3, predating the Hamas attack on Israel, with reference to a region that includes eastern Yemen. Video shows UAE-backed militias forcing their way into the house of a civilian in Yemen, not Hamas militants forcefully recruiting Palestinians to fight. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

Persons: Read Organizations: United Arab Emirates, Israel, Israeli Army, Twitter, Yemen Press Agency, Reuters, Thomson Locations: UAE, Yemen, Gaza, Israel, Mukalla

☆ Fact Check: Video does not show protesters burning French flag in Paris
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video of a woman burning a paper French flag during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Morocco in October 2023 has been falsely shared as a scene taking place in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron visited Israel on Oct. 24, expressing solidarity with Israel and condemning the militant Islamic Palestinian group Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Moroccan outlet Tanja News TV uploaded the video (archived) circulating online to YouTube on Oct. 24 stating that it showed the French flag being burned outside the French Consulate in Tangier. A building with green and black signage displaying the name of Morocco-based bank BMCI that is seen in the video is located on Tangier’s Place de France, opposite the French consulate. The video shows a pro-Palestinian demonstration outside the French consulate in Tangier, Morocco, not a pro-Palestinian protest in Paris.

Persons: Emmanuel Macron, Read Organizations: Islamic, Facebook, Israel, France, Tanja, YouTube, Consulate, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Morocco, Paris, Israel, Islamic Palestinian, France, Tangier, Morrocco, Moroccan

☆ Fact Check: Edinburgh war memorial vandalised in 2022, not 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Edinburgh’s war memorial has not been vandalised in 2023, said the city’s council, despite online accounts sharing the aftermath of its vandalising in 2022 as if recent. Some accounts link the damage to pro-Palestinian demonstrations responding to the 2023 Israel-Hamas war. A war memorial in Rochdale, northern England, was defaced on Nov. 7. There were no records of reports of a 2023 incident at the site of the Edinburgh war memorial as of Nov. 9. Footage of Edinburgh’s war memorial having been set on fire are from 2022.

Persons: Scotland, Rishi Sunak, “ We’ve, ”, Read Organizations: Facebook, Pro Palestine, Britain’s, Edinburgh Council, Reuters, Scotland Police, Thomson Locations: Israel, Rochdale, England, The City, Edinburgh

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