weehingthong

I just wanted to clarify that I did not tweet 40 babies had been beheaded. I tweeted that foreign media had been told women and children had been decapitated but we had not been shown bodies – which was my response to reports which had gone viral about the 40 babies. I realised… pic.twitter.com/RMYBSJ8BhL

— Bel Trew (@Beltrew) October 11, 2023

Thread: Online misinformation about the Israel-Hamas conflict – Day 5

This video, viewed nearly 300,000 times, falsely claims to show Israel drop white phospherus bombs on Gaza.

The video is from March, and shows Russia using incendiary munitions in Vuhledar, Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/N3NBff73A8

— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) October 11, 2023

First of all, this video is not from the current conflict between Israel and Hamas. It's from the video game Arma 3.

Second, war is not a game for retweets and likes on social media. pic.twitter.com/VcKwzvsW2d

— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) October 11, 2023

A misleading quote attributed to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (left), saying Israel has "abolished all the rules of war", has gone viral.

It's not what he said. I've screenshotted the accurate quote on the right, published by the Times of Israel. pic.twitter.com/svdSvXNerU

— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) October 11, 2023

This video, viewed millions of times in the first two days of war, is once again being shared, despite being previously debunked and Community Noted.

It's not from the Israel-Hamas conflict. It's been filmed in Algiers, and shows fireworks and celebrations by football fans. pic.twitter.com/iCVPtlLa1y

— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) October 11, 2023

13,000 retweets, 23,000 likes and a million views for this video posted by a Twitter Blue account falsely claiming it shows Gazans "faking" death.

The "fake funeral" video, filmed during Jordan's Covid lockdown in March 2020, satirised breaking strict lockdown rules there. pic.twitter.com/QDFbPuX3Kr

— Shayan Sardarizadeh (@Shayan86) October 11, 2023

Europe gives Elon #Musk 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war #misinformation and violence on X, formerly Twitter https://t.co/ifroCmrCGo by @JonathanVanian

"…'indications' that groups are spreading misinformation and 'violent and terrorist' content on X…"

— Timothy Caulfield (@CaulfieldTim) October 11, 2023

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— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) October 11, 2023