Does a TikTok video depict Yemen declaring ownership of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets? No, that's not true: The video captures an air demonstration squadron by the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds at the 2022 Aviation Nation airshow at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada. Yemen neither possesses Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets nor has it officially declared ownership…

Did Italian football players paint red marks on their faces in solidarity with Reem Nabhan, a 3-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in a November 24, 2023, Israeli airstrike that flattened her Gaza home? No, that's not true: Players and coaches across Italy's Serie A-League men's football teams smeared red paint onto their faces to show support for a campaign…

Did Gershon HaCohen die in an ambush during the Hamas-Israel conflict that began on October 7, 2023, and was he the commander of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operations on the Western Front in Gaza at the time? No, that's not true: HaCohen retired from the IDF in 2014 and is currently not serving in the army. The claim appeared in…

Does a video on TikTok depict protesters throwing Zara clothes into the street in protest of a controversial ad campaign that supposedly disrespects Palestinian deaths? No, that's not true: The video is unrelated to the Hamas-Israel conflict and the devastation in the Gaza Strip. It's part of a campaign by Vestiaire Collective named "Think First, Buy Second," which aims to…

Was the Israeli national anthem, "Hatikva," sung jointly by Israeli and Arab singers at a ceremony hosted by the Israeli Embassy in the United Arab Emirates in December 2023? No, that's not true: The footage used to validate the claim was originally posted in May 2023, thus predating by months the Hamas-Israel conflict, which erupted on October 7, 2023. The…

Did Israel pump seawater into Hamas militants' underground tunnels in the Gaza Strip in the first 10 days of December 2023, resulting in a train being washed away between the Israeli cities Sderot and Ashkelon? No, that's not true: The footage used to back up the claim was taken during the flood that swept across New Jersey in September 2021.…

Does a video show an Israeli sniper captured alive by Hamas militants during the Hamas-Israel conflict that erupted on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: The video was published on TikTok on June 10, 2023, months before the Hamas-Israel conflict with a caption indicating that it shows a U.S. Marine sleeping on the ground during training. The claim appeared…

Does a video show President Joe Biden announcing the withdrawal of U.S. forces and support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Yemeni forces destroyed a U.S. naval fleet in the Red Sea? No, that's not true: The video is from a Biden news conference in 2021 and has nothing to do with current events in the region. There is…

Does video on social media show that Houthi rebels in Yemen recently captured a ship from the United Arab Emirates carrying military equipment bound for Israel? No, that's not true: The video shows a press conference that took place on January 3, 2022, during which a Houthi rebel spokesman showed pictures of a captured UAE-flagged ship that he claimed was…

Did the United Arab Emirates hold a military ceremony for Emirati soldiers who died fighting alongside Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza? No, that's not true: This video is from 2015. The UAE's official news agency published the original video on its YouTube channel on September 5, 2015, more than eight years before the current conflict between Israel…

Is Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi an Israeli spy whose real name is David Ariel Eitan? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that el-Sisi is a Jew of Moroccan origin planted in Egypt in the 1970s. All available biographical data points to el-Sisi's birthdate and location as November 19, 1954, in Cairo. The timing of the claim comes before Egyptian…

Does a video show Ismail Haniyeh, the chairman of Hamas' Political Bureau, expressing gratitude to Iran for giving Hamas money and weapons after the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: The video was made in 2021, and thus predates the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on…

Is the United Arab Emirates paying $2,000 for each Israeli citizen wounded in the conflict with Hamas? No, that's not true: There is no reference to any donations from the Emirates to Israel in news reports or in government websites of UAE and Israel. There is no evidence that the UAE is compensating Israelis injured in the conflict sparked by…

Does this video display Israeli hostages released by Hamas reciting verses from the Quran? No, that's not true. The woman featured in the video, along with a child, is not an Israeli hostage released by Hamas. She is a TikToker who has been engaged in pro-Palestinian activism on social media since the onset of the current Hamas-Israel conflict. The claim…

Does this video depict Egyptian intelligence entering the Gaza Strip in 2023? No, that's not true: The video is from 2021 and predates the current Hamas-Israel conflict by years. Reportedly, it shows an Egyptian security delegation arriving in the Gaza Strip in May 2021 to meet with Hamas and other Palestinian factions. The claim appeared in a video no longer…

Does this video on social media show a Hamas ambush against Israeli tanks? No, that's not true: The video is a military propaganda piece created by the Al-Qassam Brigades. The video's purpose is to serve as a warning message, showcasing their strength and preparedness for potential confrontations with Israeli forces. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok…

Did Hamas capture two Saudi soldiers allegedly fighting alongside the Israeli Defense Forces in the Gaza ground offensive, as claimed by many on TikTok? No, that's not true: The video is from 2017 and features two Saudi soldiers who were captured by the Houthis in Yemen. The claim appeared in a video that's no longer available but is archived here.…

Did Hamas burn down Tel Aviv by firing 150 missiles at the coastal city in central Israel on October 31, 2023? No, that's not true: While Hamas did state that it launched 150 rockets at Tel Aviv on October 7, 2023, in response to an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that destroyed a high-rise building with over 100 apartments, the footage…

Is a video on social media showing a medical worker and a journalist under bombardment related to the Hamas-Israel conflict in late 2023? No, that's not accurate. The video is from an Al Jazeera documentary released in 2016 about an event in Gaza in 2014. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published on TikTok by @user1460602497768 on October…

Does a video on TikTok show an Israeli warship being struck by an explosive device during the Hamas-Israel conflict in the fall of 2023? No, that's not true: The video, from 2015, captures a fire prevention drill at a chemical plant in the Tongzhou district of Beijing. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok by @halabi77 on…