War and conflict
1,754 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“Video of military jeep ramming people is footage of Israel-Hamas war”
“This video shows Hamas executing people by throwing them off a building.”
“Video shows Israeli troops arresting a two-year-old boy during the recent conflict.”
“Video shows Yemeni Houthi attack on an Israeli ship”
“Putin announced Russian support for Palestine.”
“The Israel Defence Force posted a tweet ridiculing India for supporting their country”
FACTLY says: The Israel Defence Force has not made such remarks against India on Twitter
“The video shows Yemen fighters capturing an Israeli Submarine.”
“Videos of Israeli hostages being released look like people finishing a vacation and saying goodbye to the resort staff.”
FactCheck.org says: News reports say many of the Israelis returned malnourished, injured and traumatized.
“More than 200 Muslim men in Gaza received Jesus recently because all 200 had dreams of Jesus on the same night. Praise God!”
Fact Crescendo Cambodia says: The image is not about 200 Muslim men who were converted to Christianity. The image is that Palestinian men hugged their family members upon their arrival in the Gaza Strip in April this year after they were evacuated f…
“Video showing “Israeli occupation forces arrest a 2-year-old child” is from the Israel-Hamas war.”
PolitiFact says: A video showing Israeli border police briefly detaining a young Palestinian boy was filmed in 2018 and is not related to the current Israel-Hamas war.
“Video shows Israel being ravaged by a storm in November 2023”
“A protest in France against McDonald's for supporting Israel.”
“Claim: Turkey video being shared on israel palestine conflict”
“This video shows U.S. Democratic Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez wrongly explaining the meaning of ceasefire as “sees fire.”
“Footage from Israeli helicopter shows the IDF killing many people at October 7 concert in Israel.”
FactCheck.org says: The clip is from a video of IDF aircraft shooting at Hamas militants a day later at sites in the Gaza Strip.
“Hamas has already said publicly that they plan on attacking Israel again, like they did before, to where they were cutting babies’ heads off to burning women and children alive.”
Washington Post says: Caution is still warranted, especially at the presidential level, about statements that babies were beheaded. The available evidence does not need exaggeration.
“In every single war that America has fought, we have never asked for land afterwards, except for enough to bury the Americans who gave the ultimate sacrifice for that freedom we went in for.”
PolitiFact says: McCarthy’s assertion is undercut by two centuries of U.S. history, including land gains following wars against Mexico, Spain, Filipino rebels, Japan and Native American tribes.