How Israel-Hamas war disinformation is being spread online
by Manisha Ganguly and Hibaq Farah from Technology | The Guardian on (#6FG54)
Case of footage from set of Palestinian film being repurposed to make false claims is far from one-off
The video shows a young boy in a black T-shirt apparently lying in a pool of blood on the ground. Above him is a camera, with a man shouting directions near him. Two men in kippahs, the Jewish skull caps, and men in green military fatigues similar to Israel Defence Forces (IDF) uniforms are gathered around him.
The clip has been viewed about 2m times on X, formerly known as Twitter. It was shared by a verified user with the caption: Video showing Israel attempting to create fake footage of deaths."
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