“Benjamin Netanyahu refused to take a microphone from an Arab official, suggesting his belief that Arabs “are unclean.”
Social media posts
an Instagram post. Claim dated 19 Feb 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A video that showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asking for hand sanitizer before touching a microphone a United Arab Emirates official handed him took place during the COVID-19 pandemic’s apex.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 February 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C3jnz3eNUX1/
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