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GeneralA viral video shows a boat named Mikeno from the Global Sumud Flotilla successfully arriving on the shores of Gaza with humanitarian aid, breaching the ongoing Israeli military blockade.Fact check · 20 Sept 2026
GeneralA viral video of a massive explosion at an ammunition depot proves that an Iranian missile strike successfully targeted and destroyed Israel's Dimona nuclear facility.Fact check · 20 Sept 2026
GeneralA viral video of people shouting and fighting in a crowded terminal shows violent clashes at Ben Gurion Airport as Israelis desperately attempt to flee the country.Fact check · 20 Sept 2026
GeneralA viral video of a massive building fire shows a major blaze in Tel Aviv caused by recent Iranian retaliatory missile strikes.Fact check · 20 Sept 2026
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 2026Every claim, with its receipt
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A viral video shows a boat named Mikeno from the Global Sumud Flotilla successfully arriving on the shores of Gaza with humanitarian aid, breaching the ongoing Israeli military blockade.
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The video was filmed in Tunisia during a solidarity demonstration and does not depict Gaza. In reality, the boat Mikeno and all other vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla were intercepted by the Israeli Navy, and none successfully reached Gaza.
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A viral video of a massive explosion at an ammunition depot proves that an Iranian missile strike successfully targeted and destroyed Israel's Dimona nuclear facility.
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The viral video actually depicts a 2017 military ammunition depot fire in Balakliya, Ukraine, and there is no evidence of any damage to Israel's Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center.
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