“A video shows a Muslim mob attacking a church in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve 2024.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video is not from Christmas Eve 2024, no such attack occurred on that date. The video dates back to 29 October 2022, when an attack took place at the Greek Orthodox Church of The Forefathers in Beit Sahour after a quarrel between some young men. A group of Muslim men threw stones at the church, injuring several people. Church leaders called on the Palestinian Authority to bring the assailants to trial.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 January 2025, 7 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/3954485064763890
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.