Does a video of the Al-Aqsa Islamic religious complex show chanting crowds who had gathered in Jerusalem on the day of the Hamas attacks, October 7, 2023? No, that's not true: The video was originally posted on Facebook on April 17, 2023, during the observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The audio track of that video, which originally…

Does this video on TikTok depict the emir of Qatar, Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, threatening to halt natural gas supplies unless Israel ceases its bombing of Gaza? No, that's not true: The video is from 2017 and the emir does not mention cutting off the gas supply. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok by @kunta_kintey00…

Did the commander of the United Arab Emirates Air Force, Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Al-Alawi, visit Israel after the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas in early October 2023, as shown in a video on social media? No, that's not true: The video shows Alawi's visit to Israel in 2021. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on…

Did Hamas militants in Gaza use children as human shields while firing mortar rounds toward Israel in October 2023? No, that's not true: This video is from the Syrian civil war and was posted in 2014. The claim appeared in several posts like this video (archived here) on TikTok on October 26, 2023, with the title "Hamas Human Shields." The…

Did an Israeli aircraft release a rocket on Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip as they collected drinking water from a reservoir, resulting in casualties, during the Hamas-Israel crisis in October 2023? No, that's not true: The footage was actually taken in Sudan, not Gaza, on October 12, 2023. The terrain in the aerial footage points to a desert-like environment…

Was the fire that broke out during a wedding celebration in northern Iraq premeditated and not caused by fireworks set off in the wedding hall? No, that's not true: The Iraqi government's investigation into the incident said it was accidental and caused by fireworks that ignited decorations on the ceiling. Many Arab and international media covered the tragedy that struck…

Did Israel bomb the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, the third holiest site in Islam? No, that's not true: Reverse photo searches show the photo circulating online that claims to show damage to the Al-Aqsa Mosque actually shows a damaged mosque in Gaza. No credible news outlet has repeated the claim about Al-Aqsa and The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious…

Was Russian President Vladimir Putin received by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank in the days following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel? No, that's not true: The claim uses video from a 2020 visit by Putin. The Russian president had not visited the Palestinian territory at the time of writing in October 2023. The claim…

Did Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi threaten his subjects that he would destroy the country if they failed to re-elect him for a third six-year term in the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for December 10 to December 12, 2023? No, that's not true: El-Sisi said in Cairo on September 30, 2023, that if his countrymen were unhappy with his leadership or…

Did Israel's chief of general staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, accuse Algeria of being behind the Hamas attack on Israel? No, that's not true: There is no evidence he made such an accusation. Moreover, the person in the photo circulating with the claim is the former chief of general staff, Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi. The…