“Video shows Israeli soldiers “raising their flag” over al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.”
Social media posts
Instagram post. Claim dated 16 Nov 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The video was not taken in al-Shifa hospital, but at a nearby building. A journalist using satellite imagery to find where the video was shot found that it showed the Gaza Preliminary School for Boys.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 November 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 November 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CzueHeUMekT/
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