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“Haaretz investigation reveals discrepancies in Israel’s reporting on October 7th death toll.”
Social media posts Claim dated 28 Oct 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper, and other news organizations have reported that during an Oct. 7 attack in Israel, Hamas killed about 1,300 people. Haaretz called these claims about its reporting "blatant lies."

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In short

This claim spread on social media around 28 October 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 31 October 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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