Israel-Gaza – fake web news

Millions of internet users flocked to X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube to monitor Hamas’s assault on Israel. However, social media
failed to handle the flood of false news and videos

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1 Fake video: Viewed more than 3 million times on X/Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
Video claiming to show Hamas militants shooting down Israeli helicopter is computer generated sequence from video game

2 Fake airstrike: Posts on X misrepresent Algeria fireworks footage as Israeli strikes on Gaza.
Video receives 2.9 million likes and over 59 million views

3 Fake events: Video claiming to show Israel bombing Palestinian homes in Gaza is from 2013 Syrian war

Fake news: Clip shared on X claims to show kidnapped Israeli child in Gaza. False claim is viewed over 1 million times

Fake events: Posts on Facebook, Instagram and X that U.S. embassy in Beirut was evacuated on Oct 11 are false
      
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Sources: Associated Press, CSIS, Sky News, Reuters Pictures: Social media © GRAPHIC NEWS