Authors
Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
Claim
Israel conducts an air strike on Gaza neighbourhood.
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Fact
Newschecker ran a reverse image search of keyframes of the video, which led us to a longer version of the viral video, posted on X on May 13, 2023. The tweet, translated from Arabic, read, “Israeli bombing destroys the Tafesh family home in the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood, south of Gaza City.”
A further search led us to this tweet by Quds News Network, dated May 13, 2023, confirming that the viral video predates the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. Similar posts can be seen here and here.
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Result: Missing Context
Sources
Tweet, Hassan, May 13, 2023
Tweet, Quds News Network, May 13, 2023
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Authors
Kushel HM is a mechanical engineer-turned-journalist, who loves all things football, tennis and films. He was with the news desk at the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, before joining Newschecker.
Pankaj Menon is a fact-checker based out of Delhi who enjoys ‘digital sleuthing’ and calling out misinformation. He has completed his MA in International Relations from Madras University and has worked with organisations like NDTV, Times Now and Deccan Chronicle online in the past.
