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Does Israel forbid Palestinians in the West Bank from collecting rain water?

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We came across the following video clip on multiple social media platforms – TikTok, Instagram, Threads and X/Twitter. It had also been further shared on Telegram broadcast channels and on…

Is UNESCO seeking to regulate all internet content?

| Government, International Politics, Technology | No Comments
We came across a post on X claiming that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is seeking to regulate all internet content. The post links to an…

Can turpentine be used to detox the body?

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We came across this video and post on X (formerly Twitter) which claims that turpentine – an essential oil distilled from tree resin – can be ingested as a “body…

Did the head of ADL Jonathan Greenblatt call Gen Zers useful idiots for propaganda?

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We came across the following report and accompanying video clip on multiple platforms, including web sources, Reddit, X/Twitter and YouTube: A 'Leaked Recording' Makes the Rounds The clip purports to…

Has the Nile River turned red?

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We’ve seen videos from TikTok and other social media platforms depicting a body of water (claimed to be the Nile River in Egypt) that has turned red. These videos and…

Was there an assassination attempt on Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas?

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We came across the following post on a Telegram channel with over 49,000 subscribers: The post includes a video 20 seconds long that shows a group of armed men near…

Did the UN state that it is mandatory for everyone to have a digital ID by 2030?

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We came across several posts claiming that the United Nations (UN), through the UN Development Programme (UNDP), plans to roll out mandatory digital identification (IDs) for all by 2030. One…

Is Israel at war in Gaza to exploit Palestinian oil and gas reserves?

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We came across the following post on a Singapore-based Telegram channel with over 4,300 members: The post includes a link to an article on the website The European Union Times…

Did a Member of the European Parliament call for the World Health Organisation to be declared a terrorist organisation?

| COVID-19, International Politics | No Comments
We came across a recent post on X with the claim that a Croatian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) called for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to be declared…

Has Israel threatened to use nuclear weapons against Gaza?

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We’ve seen this claim shared on social media platforms such as X and TikTok. According to several viral posts, an Israeli Minister has suggested dropping nuclear weapons on Gaza as…

Has the Republic of Yemen declared war on Israel?

| Crisis and Disaster, International Politics | No Comments
We came across posts on X that claim that the Republic of Yemen has declared war on Israel, in the latest development to the conflict that has been ongoing between…

Was the news of former Chinese premier Li Keqiang’s death censored?

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We came across the following post on a Singapore-based Telegram channel with over 4,300 members: The post featured a short video and a caption that said the details of the…