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Unveiling the Distorted Narratives: Unmasking the True Horrors of Hamas

A video of Yazidi Iraqi lawmaker Vian Dakhil discussing Islamic State (IS) atrocities against Yazidi women and girls has been miscaptioned as an Israeli woman describing her escape from Hamas. The video, which was shared on social media platforms, incorrectly claimed that it showed an Israeli woman interviewed by the Middle East Media Research Institute. The interview with Dakhil, conducted in 2017, highlights the crimes committed by IS against the Yazidi community. The claim that Hamas and IS have formal links is not addressed in the fact check.

2 years ago•Source: Reuters

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11.47 min•2 years ago

The Israel-Hamas War: Unmasking the Misinformation Flood

Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is spreading on social media, making it difficult to discern fact from fiction. False claims include a video falsely attributed to Qatar's emir threatening to cut off the world's natural gas supply, a fabricated BBC News report alleging Ukraine provided weapons to Hamas, a video from a short film being misrepresented as propaganda for the war, a false claim that a top Israeli general was captured by Hamas, and old videos of Russian President Vladimir Putin being miscaptioned as warnings to the US about the conflict.

via Military.com

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