FACT CHECK: Atrocities by Israel Armed forces against Palestenians

Claim:

A set of picture is circulated on social media claiming “Atrocities by Israel Armed forces against Palestinians”.

Background:
A desert music festival near Gaza turned into a horror when Hamas militants stormed southern Israel on October 7, according to a media report 260 peoples were killed in the attack.

Debunked Source:

Same techniques, same animals….and they want to lecture the world about human rights and democracy. pic.twitter.com/sxbceSSdi6

— Angelo Giuliano (@Angelo4justice3) October 9, 2023

Fact Check:

Inorder to verify the claim we performed a reverse image search on various search engines.

Through the utilization of reverse imaging techniques it was determined that the image on the left is from 2013, US-Iraq War.

While we were unable to find the source of second image but on closer inspection it was determined that the image is manipulated using AI as it lacks details.

Source:

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2013/7/15/the-scars-of-abu-ghraib

Rating

Manipulated/Altered

Conclusion

Our research confirmed that unrelated and old images were re-shared linking it with current conflict of Israel-Ghaza.

ABCDE Framework-Based Analysis 

Actor	Social Media Users / Pro-Palestenian Accounts
Behavior	Old & Ai manipulated images linked with current conflict
Content	Images
Degree	The targeted audience of the post was general public. The disinformation was spread on Twitter and Facebook mainly.
Effect	Claims showing Israel Armed forces atrocities against Palestine citizens.