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GeneralIsrael's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has died in a car crash or an Iranian missile strike on his home.Fact check · 18 Sept 2026
GeneralIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has died, with a viral video showing evidence of his death.Fact check · 18 Sept 2026
GeneralThe International Court of Justice has officially ruled that the State of Israel itself is an illegal nation.Fact check · 18 Sept 2026
GeneralThe Maldives recently cut diplomatic relations with Israel and banned all Israeli products in response to the war with Iran.Fact check · 18 Sept 2026
GeneralThe United States Congress has voted to merge the United States military with the Israel Defense Forces.Fact check · 18 Sept 2026
GeneralA viral photograph shows a young man from Gaza who was buried alive under concrete by Israeli soldiers.Fact check · 17 Sept 2026
GeneralA viral video shows popular children's educator Ms. Rachel and politician Abdul El-Sayed speaking to children about bad Israeli "colonizers" and teaching them that Israel is an illegitimate state.Fact check · 17 Sept 2026
GeneralIsrael opened a sewage water dam into the Wadi Gaza stream, polluting the river and coastline with untreated wastewater.Fact check · 17 Sept 2026
GeneralIsrael's military operates under an officially documented field doctrine explicitly called "no witnesses, no narrative, no image" that authorizes IDF soldiers to deliberately assassinate journalists covering Gaza in order to prevent documentation of war crimes, with senior commanders systematically ordering these targeted killings as official military policy.Fact check · 16 Sept 2026
GeneralThe BRICS nations' declaration condemning US and Israeli strikes on Iran as a "violation of international law" is a binding ruling of the global community that renders all future military aid, arms sales, and security cooperation with Israel illegal under international law for all BRICS member states.Fact check · 16 Sept 2026Every claim, with its receipt
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Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has died in a car crash or an Iranian missile strike on his home.
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Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is alive and actively performing his official duties, personally releasing a video statement on March 11, 2026, to debunk the fabricated rumors.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has died, with a viral video showing evidence of his death.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is alive and active, and the claims of his death are based on manipulated media, video compression errors, and coordinated disinformation campaigns launched by Iranian state-affiliated entities.
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