“Visuals showing a man attacking a speaker with a gun in a congress are of an Israeli Senate member attacking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.”
What FACTLY found
The viral video, dated 19 January 2013, shows Oktai Enimehmedov, an ethnic Turk, attempting to attack Ahmed Dogan, the leader of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms, during a party congress in Sofia. The attack was carried out with a gas pistol, and Enimehmedov was immediately subdued by security. This video has no connection to the Israeli Senate or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 3 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 December 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.