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Israel

Scorecard

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0% 3 Checks
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0% 151 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Israel

Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 19, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows Israelis fleeing to Cyprus.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 23, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 13, 2026 in social media posts:
An AI video is proof that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dead.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • March 13, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on March 9, 2026 in an X post:
"BREAKING: So the Israeli media reports Itamar Ben‑Gvir died in a 'car crash,' while in fact he’s been obliterated by an Iranian missile strike on his home."
False
By Maria Briceño • March 11, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on March 1, 2026 in una publicación en X:
“El régimen de Irán ha confesado que (el Cuerpo de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica) bombardeó por error… una escuela iraní” el 28 de febrero.
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 6, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media:
Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.
False
By Zoe Weyand • March 4, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 5, 2026 in social media posts:
An image shows Jeffrey Epstein “still alive and walking the streets of Tel Aviv,” Israel.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • February 6, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 27, 2025 in a press briefing:
“We gave $60 million two weeks ago” for food aid to Gaza.
Half-True
By Gabrielle Lazor, Samantha Putterman • July 30, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu
stated on July 27, 2025 in remarks:
“There is no starvation in Gaza.”
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • July 29, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 22, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows protesters “outraged” over U.S. attacks in Iran.
False
By Gabrielle Lazor • June 24, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 13, 2025 in an X post:
Photo shows Israeli pilot Sarah Ahronot, who was captured by Iran.
False
By Gabrielle Lazor • June 23, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on June 22, 2025 in an X post:
Video shows “massive fire after Iranian missile made impact in Tel Aviv” in June 2025.
False
By Maria Briceño • June 23, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 26, 2025 in an X post:
Image shows Ben & Jerry’s is selling “Free Palestine” and “From the River to Sea” ice cream flavors.
False
By Maria Briceño • May 30, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on May 22, 2025 in an X post:
The slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • May 23, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 5, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“The population in Gaza has increased by 2.02% since Oct. 7, 2023.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • December 6, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 19, 2024 in a Threads post:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hospitalized with “serious health issue.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • November 18, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 13, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Says former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “I hope that America obliterates Israel.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 15, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 3, 2024 in a Threads post:
The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • October 9, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:
Of Gaza, “I’ve been there.”
False
By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 6, 2024 in Instagram posts:
Video shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • October 7, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on October 1, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Video shows a missile strike on Israel.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • October 7, 2024
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