DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ Fact Check: John Kerry quote on ‘sacrificing’ billions of people to save Earth is false
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for the Climate John Kerry did not say that “billions of humans” must be “sacrificed” in order to “save the planet,” despite a screenshot shared online containing the fake quote attributed to Kerry. The People’s Voice article refers to several comments made by Kerry critical of those who undermine the severity of climate change. Reuters did not find any credible reports that Kerry made a remark calling for billions of people to be sacrificed. A U.S. State Department spokesperson said to Reuters in an email on Oct. 30 that the claim is “obviously false.”The People’s Voice responded by email to Reuters with a “poop” emoji. Kerry did not say that “billions of humans” should be “sacrificed” to save the Earth at a conference in Scotland in August.

Persons: John Kerry, Kerry, “ John Kerry, ‘, ’ John Kerry, Kerry “, ”, Read Organizations: ‘, Scottish Global, U.S . Department of State, ” Reuters, Reuters, U.S . State Department, Thomson Locations: U.S, Scotland

☆ Fact Check: Image shows child in Halloween costume, not crisis actor in Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An image of a child dressed in a Halloween costume that dates to at least October 2022 has been shared miscaptioned as showing a crisis actor in Gaza pretending to be a corpse amid the Israel-Hamas war that began on Oct. 7, 2023. An Oct. 25 post on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, shared the image with the caption, “One of Gaza's crisis actors got bored pretending to be a dead child killed by Israel. The photograph depicts a child dressed in a Halloween costume for a contest held in Thailand’s Central Korat mall. The image can be found in a Facebook post from Oct. 29, 2022, which shared photographs of two children dressed in Halloween costumes. The image does not show a crisis actor in Gaza.

Persons: Joe Biden, Read Organizations: Twitter, Facebook, Thailand’s Central, Central, Reuters, U.S, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Thailand’s, Thailand’s Central Korat, Central Korat

☆ Fact Check: Clip of fireworks exploding on Turkish protesters predates Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of fireworks discharging among a crowd celebrating the May 28 re-election of Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan is being falsely shared as depicting a protest in support of the militant Palestinian group Hamas. In an Oct. 29 post on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, one user captioned the video: “Pro-Hamas Turkish protester holds the fireworks the wrong way...”Facebook users also miscaptioned the clip. As reported by Reuters on May 29, the video was filmed in Istanbul during celebrations for the Turkish president’s re-election on May 28. Separately, thousands of protesters gathered on Oct. 28 in Istanbul for one of the largest pro-Palestinian rallies since the Israel-Hamas war began. The video is unrelated to the October 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict and depicts Erdogan supporters in May 2023.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Erdogan, Read Organizations: Hamas, Twitter, Hamas Turkish, Reuters, Turkish, Thomson Locations: Palestinian, Istanbul, Israel

☆ Fact Check: Brazil soccer fans video shared as pro-Palestinian rally in France
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of soccer fans walking to the Oct. 5 Copa Libertadores semi-final between Palmeiras and Boca Juniors has been mislabeled online as showing a pro-Palestinian rally in France. The nighttime video of a large column of people was also shared on Facebook. The video, however, was posted on X on Oct. 5 by a Brazilian football page called “Planeta do Futebol” and was credited to sports journalist Marcela Rafael. Rafael told Reuters in an email that the video shows fans of Brazil’s Palmeiras team before a match against the Argentine Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores, the South American equivalent of Europe's Champions League. The video shows soccer fans heading to watch a match in Sao Paolo, not a pro-Palestinian protest in France.

Persons: Marcela Rafael, Rafael, Rua Jose Benedito Boneli, Read Organizations: Copa Libertadores, Palmeiras, Boca Juniors, “, Palestine, Twitter, Facebook, Hamas, Reuters, Planeta, Futebol, Argentine Boca Juniors, Europe's Champions, Allianz Parque, Thomson Locations: France, “ France, Palestine, Israel, Palestinian, Sao Paolo

☆ Fact Check: Video about Islamic State atrocities miscaptioned as an Israeli describing Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Video of a 2017 interview with Yazidi Iraqi lawmaker Vian Dakhil conducted by Egyptian channel eXtra news describing Islamic State (IS) atrocities recounted to her by victims has been miscaptioned as showing an Israeli woman who escaped Hamas in 2023. In the clip she weeps as she talks about the crimes perpetuated by IS against Yazidi women and girls. The Yazidis are a religious minority in eastern Syria and northwestern Iraq who were victims of genocidal attacks by IS during 2014 and the enslavement of 7,000 Yazidi women and girls. On Oct. 9, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in broadcast remarks that the crimes committed by Hamas mirrored those of Islamic State. The interviewee is Yazidi Iraqi MP Vian Dakhil discussing crimes committed by IS against Yazidi women and girls, not an escaped Israeli woman talking about Hamas.

Persons: Vian Dakhil, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, Read Organizations: Islamic, Twitter, Facebook, Middle East Media Research, Washington DC, ISIS, Hamas, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Washington, Syria, Iraq, Gaza, Islamic State

☆ Fact Check: Independent front page with ceasefire infographic is from 2006, not related to 2023 Israel-Hamas War
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An infographic published on the front page of The Independent in 2006 on countries supporting or opposing an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East is being shared out of context amid Israel’s war with Hamas in October 2023. Reuters found that the front page was published by The Independent on July 21, 2006, when Israel was at war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. The New York Times reported on July 31, 2006, that then U.S. President George W. Bush had also rejected calls for an immediate ceasefire. Reuters’ reporting on the July-August 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war can be found online. The front-page ceasefire infographic dates from 2006, not from October 2023.

Persons: Israel, Israel ”, ”, Tony Blair, Archbishop, Canterbury, George W, Bush, Rishi Sunak, Read Organizations: Hamas, Twitter, Facebook, Reuters, The Independent, Hezbollah, Labour, United Nations, Guardian, The New York Times, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, U.S

☆ Fact Check: Photo of cheering crowds waving Israeli flags at soldiers is AI-generated
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A picture showing crowds on balconies cheering and waving Israeli flags as soldiers march along the road was generated with AI for inspirational purposes, according to its creator, but is confusing some users online who question if the image shows a real scene. The image has been shared online with the hashtags #HamasTerrorist and #IsraelFightsBack on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter. !” (The nation of Israel is alive) and (in Spanish) “The people from Israel stronger and more united! The original image was uploaded to Facebook by user Omri Shefi on Oct 11 as part of a set of thirteen images showing civilians and soldiers waving Israeli flags, cheering and walking through the streets. The image of the crowds on balconies cheering soldiers and waving Israeli flags was made with AI for inspirational purposes, according to its creator.

Persons: Omri Shefi, Shefi, ” Shefi, Israel, Read Organizations: Facebook, Israel, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Fact Check: Greta Thunberg ‘vegan grenades’ TV interview is deepfake
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A doctored video of Greta Thunberg is spreading online showing the environmental campaigner advertising a book called Vegan Wars and promoting the use of “vegan grenades” and “sustainable tanks and weaponry” during wars. In the clip, Thunberg speaks during a BBC interview with audio that doesn’t match her mouth movements. “If you use hand grenades, please use vegan grenades. Reuters has contacted Greta Thunberg for comment. A video showing Greta Thunberg promoting “vegan grenades” and a book called Vegan Wars is a deepfake made using a November 2022 BBC interview with the activist.

Persons: Greta Thunberg, Thunberg, it's, Read Organizations: Facebook, BBC, Reuters, Thomson

☆ Fact Check: Online posts about deaths in Oct. 29 Chicago shooting incident are false
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

There were no deaths in a Chicago, Illinois, shooting on Oct. 29 in which 15 people were injured, contrary to online posts falsely claiming that the incident had left 15 dead but that it is not being reported by news outlets. Posts on social media on Oct. 29 said: “Why did a Chicago mass shooting that killed 15 early Sunday am go unreported in national media? Around 1 a.m. on Oct. 29 in Chicago, officers responded to a call about shots fired in the neighborhood of North Lawndale, according to a release on the Chicago Police Department (CPD) website. In a media conference on Oct. 29, CPD 10th District Commander William Betancourt said the shooting occurred at a Halloween gathering. There were no deaths in an Oct. 29 Chicago shooting incident in which 15 people were injured.

Persons: William Betancourt, Read Organizations: Sunday, Chicago Police Department, NPR, Forbes, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Chicago , Illinois, Chicago, Lewiston , Maine, North Lawndale

☆ Fact Check: Altered CNN chyron recirculates with Maine mass shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A CNN broadcast with a chyron about a mass shooter in Colorado in 2021 was digitally altered and miscaptioned online as showing a headline about the suspect in the October mass shooting in Maine. Police have identified U.S. army reservist Robert R. Card as the suspect who killed 18 people in a mass shooting at a bar and bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine on Oct. 25. Posts on social media on Oct. 26 said: “The Maine shooter was an Arabic Obama supporter. However, the chyron at that timestamp reads: “COLORADO SHOOTING SUSPECT BOOKED INTO JAIL TODAY,” which does not match the inauthentic headline circulating online. The CNN chyron was digitally altered and stems from coverage of the 2021 mass shooting in Colorado, not the Maine mass shooting in October 2023.

Persons: Robert R, Obama, Brooke Baldwin, Lucy Kafanov, CNN chyron, Read Organizations: CNN, Reuters, Police, YouTube, Thomson Locations: Colorado, Maine, Boulder , Colorado, Lewiston , Maine, Boulder, COLORADO

☆ Fact Check: Video shows US soldiers arriving in Romania in 2022, not Israel in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Video showing U.S. soldiers land in Romania in June 2022 has been falsely shared online as showing U.S. Marines arriving in Israel during the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023. “HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of U.S. Marines have just landed in Israel WW3 HIGH ALERT” read posts sharing the dated video on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Screenshots from the video were also shared on Facebook and TikTok as showing a scene from Israel. However, the low-resolution video contains flopped excerpts from a longer video uploaded to a media-distribution service funded by the United States Department of Defense (DOD) that shows soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) arriving in Mihail Kogainiceani, Romania in June 2022. Video shows U.S. army soldiers arrive in Romania in June 2022, not U.S. marines in Israel in October 2023.

Persons: Read Organizations: Marines, U.S, HIGH, Facebook, United States Department of Defense, DOD, 101st Airborne Division, Assault, Corps, United, Reuters, Pentagon, DoD, Thomson Locations: Romania, Israel, Mihail Kogainiceani, Europe, United States, Iran, U.S

☆ Fact Check: 2017 India missile test falsely shared as Russia attacking Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of a missile test launch conducted by the Indian Navy in 2017 is circulating with the false claim that it shows Russia attacking Israel in October 2023. The video shows a cruise missile shot vertically into the sky before turning horizontally and shooting into the distance, leaving a plume of smoke in its wake. Various outlets covered the test launch at the time including The Diplomatand The Indian Express. The logo viewable at the beginning of the video matches the logo for the INS Teg on the Indian Navy website. The video shows a test missile launch from an Indian Navy vessel in 2017.

Persons: Israel, ”, Teg, Read Organizations: Indian Navy, ” Reuters, Indian, Indian Express, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Russia, israel, Palestine

☆ Fact Check: Photos show girl being carried after a 2016 airstrike in Syria
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

She has miraculously survived Israel ruthless attacks on 3 separate occasions times on the same day. Reuters captured similar photos from the 2016 rescue showing the same girl in the blue t-shirt and jeans. One Reuters image includes the same man shown with the girl in one of the circulating photos seen from a different angle. The caption of the Reuters photo reads, “A man carries a girl that survived double airstrikes on the rebel held Bab al-Nairab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, August 27, 2016.”VERDICTMiscaptioned. The images show a girl being carried following an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria in 2016.

Persons: miscaptioned, Ameer Alhalbi, Bab, Read Organizations: Reuters, World Records, Facebook, AFP Factcheck, Thomson Locations: Syria, Israel, Gaza, Maadi, Aleppo

☆ Fact Check: Injured teenager who lost his leg misidentified on social media
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

An Oct. 26 post on social media said: “Palestinian blogger ‘miraculously’ healed in one day from ‘Israeli bombing’. The clip of Aljafarawi circulating in some online posts appeared in his Oct. 25 post on Instagram. HOSPITAL VIDEOAljafarawi has been falsely linked to the individual at a hospital, footage of whom has circulated online prior to the escalated Israel-Hamas conflict in October 2023. Zendiq is seen without one leg, sometimes on crutches, in posts as recently as Oct. 26. A boy on a hospital bed has been misidentified as a video creator who has been documenting the Israel-Hamas conflict in October from Gaza.

Persons: ‘, “ Pallywood, Saleh Aljafarawi, Aljafarawi, Mohammed Zendiq, Nur, @hamode.zandek, Read Organizations: Netflix, Reuters, Facebook, Palestinian, International Solidarity, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Zendiq

☆ Fact Check: Decade-old US Navy videos shared as Turkish warship nearing Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Footage of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers dating back 10 years has been miscaptioned online as showing Turkish warships moving toward Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in October. THEY MADE IT CLEAR THEY WILL DEFEND GAZA AS TENSIONS RISE IN MIDDLE EAST.”The video shows two clips of moving aircraft carriers with a CNN logo seen in the lower right corner. The video shows an unmanned X-47B stealth drone launching off the USS George H. W. Bush near Virginia on May 14, 2013. All three camera angles of the aircraft carrier are shown in the U.S. Navy’s video. The clips in the circulating video dates to 2012 and 2013 and show U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, not a Turkish warship.

Persons: Tayyip Erdogan, Gerald R, Ford, Emily Khun, George H, Bush, Harry S, Truman, Read Organizations: U.S . Navy, Twitter, CNN, Turkish, Directorate of Communications, YouTube, U.S, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, TURKEY, GAZA, Turkish, Palestine, Virginia, U.S

☆ Fact Check: Photo shows Israeli airstrike on Gaza in 2019, not October 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A photograph of a 2019 Israeli airstrike on Gaza has been falsely captioned online to suggest that it shows a new wave of aerial attacks on the Palestinian enclave on Oct. 22, 2023. The post includes three photos of Israeli strikes on Gaza, none of which is from Oct. 22 as claimed. The images were shared after Israel pounded hundreds of targets in Gaza from the air on Oct. 22, with the bombardment killing hundreds, according to figures reported by Gaza’s health ministry. And keep sharing,” reads the caption of an Oct. 22 Facebook post sharing images of night-time explosions. A 2019 photograph was shared with false captions suggesting that it shows a new wave of Israeli strikes on Gaza on Oct. 22, 2023.

Persons: Read Organizations: Facebook, AFP News Agency, “, AP, Hamas, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Gaza City, Tel Aviv, Palestinian

☆ Fact Check: Columnist Owen Jones falsely linked to fake Gaza LGBTQIA2S+ headline
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An op-ed headline about Gaza being “LGBTQIA2S+ Mecca” is a fake and has been falsely attributed online to The Guardian columnist Owen Jones. The fabricated headline, shared on social media in a screenshot resembling a page in The Guardian newspaper, reads: “Without Israeli oppression Gaza can become a LGBTQIA2S+ Месса”. A spokesperson for The Guardian told Reuters in an email that the screenshot “has never been a published Guardian headline or story”. Jones said that the image was "definitely faked" in a message over X.Reuters has previously addressed other fake Guardian headlines. No such headline was written by Jones or published by The Guardian.

Persons: Owen Jones, Jones, ”, Read Organizations: Guardian, Facebook, British, Reuters, The Guardian, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Mecca

☆ Fact Check: Clip of people running to Egypt border not related to Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Hamas killed at least 1,400 people in a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, provoking Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that its health ministry said have killed thousands. However, the clip is outdated and does not show aid being carried for Palestinians in October. The video was earlier posted on TikTok on Aug. 31, 2023, more than one month before the Hamas attack. Its caption indicates the video was filmed near the Egypt-Libya border, but no further information on the context of the footage was available. The video is from as early as Aug. 31, 2023, more than one month before the Hamas attack.

Persons: TikTok, “, Read Organizations: Twitter, Facebook, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Egypt, Libya

☆ Fact Check: What we know about the Le’Keian Woods arrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The arrest of Florida resident Le’Keian Woods on Sept. 29 has sparked online narratives regarding his treatment at the hands of officers of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Bystander footage of the arrest first circulated online with some users saying Woods, who is Black, suffered a disproportionately brutal arrest by white officers for a seatbelt violation, while others suggested the arrest was warranted because drugs were found in the vehicle with Woods. A graphic mugshot released by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) shows Woods with swollen eyes as well as a bloody, bruised face. JSO had no comment on Oct. 26 when asked whether the detectives involved in the arrest were still working. BODYCAM FOOTAGEBody-worn camera footage of the detectives involved released by the JSO, which begins after the vehicle stopped, shows Woods fleeing the vehicle.

Persons: Le’Keian Woods, Woods, ”, Sheriff T.K, Waters, JSO, ’, WOODS, Read Organizations: Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Sheriff’s, “, Gang Unit, Justice Department, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Florida, “, JSO, ”, Leon County

☆ Fact Check: Titanic magazine cover comparing Ukrainian and Israeli trick-or-treaters is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fabricated Halloween-themed cover of German satirical magazine Titanic, which juxtaposes Israeli trick-or-treaters holding overflowing candy buckets with empty-handed Ukrainians, is being shared online. It is dated as Titanic’s “Nr. However, a search through the monthly magazine’s online archive shows no such cover was published by Titanic. Furthermore, a search through Titanic’s official Twitter account did not reveal the supposed cover, nor did a search through the website’s Facebook page. There is no record of Titanic publishing such a cover and the October edition features a different issue number and image.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelenskiy, “, Read Organizations: Facebook, Titanic, Reuters, Thomson

☆ Fact Check: White and blue McDonald’s wrappers predate Oct. 2023 Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The generic wrappers have been used for years and exist in a variety of colours, McDonald’s said. However, the wrapper in the video is an example of a generic wrapper used for temporary shortages, special orders, and limited-edition products, McDonald’s told Reuters via email. Generic wrappers come in a variety of colours including blue, green, purple, and yellow, and none are intended to make any political statement, the company said. White and blue wrappers are generic, and their use predates the October Israel-Hamas conflict. The generic wrappers also exist in other colours, and none are intended to make political statements, McDonald’s said.

Persons: McDonald’s, “, Israel ”, Read Organizations: Israel, Reuters, Facebook, Thomson Locations: Israel, U.S, Gaza

☆ Fact Check: John Kerry did not call for depopulation in Scotland address
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry did not call for depopulation at an address in Scotland in August, nor did he say that “humans are the greatest threat to Earth,” contrary to claims made in an article shared online. The article published by The People’s Voice on Oct. 22 references a livestreamed address made by Kerry at the Scottish Global Dialogue conference on Aug. 24 and carries the headline: “John Kerry Calls For Urgent Coordinated Depopulation: ‘Humans Are Greatest Threat To Earth’.”The article points to several remarks made by Kerry during the 30-minute address. None of the remarks calls for depopulation. None of his remarks refer to depopulation or to humans being the “greatest threat to Earth.”Reuters did not find any credible reporting saying that Kerry called for depopulation during the address. John Kerry made no remark endorsing global depopulation during his address at the Scottish Global Dialogue conference on Aug. 24.

Persons: John Kerry, ”, Kerry, “ John Kerry, Kerry “, “, Read Organizations: Scottish Global, Kerry, United Nations, ” Reuters, U.S . Department of State, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Scotland

☆ Fact Check: Video shows naval parade in Mexico unrelated to Israel-Hamas war
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A screenshot of the video that includes the caption “Finally Arab countries Start moving towards Gaza to help”, was shared on Facebook. The video shows three helicopters in the sky, each carrying a flag. Local news reports said the parade, which commemorated 202 years since the creation of the Mexican Navy, took place on Oct. 4, 2023, in Veracruz, Mexico. The first helicopter is carrying a Mexican flag, while the second carries a Mexican navy flag known as “torrotito.” The third flag appears to be an emblem made for the celebration. The video shows a Mexican navy parade, not Arab countries flying into Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023.

Persons: ”, Read Organizations: Facebook, Mexican Navy, Government, United Nations, Reuters, Palestinian, Thomson Locations: Veracruz, Mexico, Gaza, Israel, Mexican, Egypt

☆ Fact Check: 2019 image shared as October attack on US military base in Syria
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photo of explosions from shelling by U.S.-backed forces in Syria in 2019 has been miscaptioned online as showing an October 2023 attack on a U.S. military base in Syria. However, the circulating image does not show the reported October 2023 attacks on U.S. military bases. Posts on social media shared an image of a blast from a distance claiming to show attacks on U.S. military bases in northwestern Syria, described as a “massive explosion at the base located in the Al-Omar oilfield”. The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attacked the Islamic State’s Baghouz enclave on March 10, 2019. The image of an explosion dates back to a U.S. attack against Islamic State in Syria in 2019, not an attack on a U.S. military base in October 2023.

Persons: Al, Omar, Zor, Delil Souleiman, Read Organizations: U.S, Hamas, Reuters, Getty, Islamic, Syrian Democratic Forces, SDF, Thomson Locations: Syria, Iran, Iraq, Iranian, Israel, Palestinian, U.S, Deir, Zor, Lebanon, Al, Deir al, AFP, Islamic State, Syrian, Baghouz

☆ Fact Check: Video does not show 2023 pro-Palestinian protests in Barcelona
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video of an altercation between a group of protesters and the Barcelona police dates to at least 2020, but has been falsely shared as showing attacks by pro-Palestinian protesters on the Spanish city’s police amid the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023. A Facebook user captioned the video posted on Oct. 19: “Breaking: Pro-Palestinian protesters attack police in Barcelona, Spain. A separate video capturing the same incident from a different angle was posted on X on Oct. 30, 2020. Reuters has previously addressed a claim that falsely linked the video to a November 2020 gun attack in Vienna. The video predates the October 2023 Israel-Hamas conflict by years and does not show pro-Palestinian protestors clashing with police in Barcelona.

Persons: Read Organizations: Spanish, Daily Mail, Reuters, Laietana, Thomson Locations: Barcelona, Israel, Spain, spain, Vienna

Search resuls for: "Reuters Fact Check"

25 mentions found