“Video showing “Israeli occupation forces arrest a 2-year-old child” is from the Israel-Hamas war.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 26 Nov 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
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.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 26 November 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 November 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/peace.hope.love.unity/3245036243725175062
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