Is Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq, alive? No, that's not true: The video used in the post is from a February 2, 2003 interview and it shows the Iraqi leader speaking to British politician Tony Benn before the U.S.-led invasion that toppled his government. The late Iraqi leader was hanged to death on December 30, 2006, following his…

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…

Was a group of rabbis, politicians, diplomats and Israeli businessmen arrested in the United States for trafficking in the organs of Palestinian children? No, that's not true: The video making the claim is dated July 23, 2009, and shows political and religious figures, including rabbis, who were arrested in New Jersey on charges of money laundering. There is no evidence…

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…