Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through three photographs, it is being claimed that the images depict the bombings currently taking place in Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
The photos with this claim were published on May 28 on Facebook by several accounts such as "Neki Gorçe", "Izet Laçi" and "Remzi Alim".
What is the truth about these photos?
After fact-checking, hibrid.info has confirmed that the images are old and do not represent the current situation in Rafah.
Links to posts published on Facebook by the accounts "Neki Gorçe", "Izet Laçi" and "Remzi Alim":
https://archive.is/DVte2#selection-781.0-781.10
https://archive.is/tb73K#selection-781.0-781.9
https://archive.is/jvrS9#selection-767.0-767.10
After researching through the automated program “InVID”, the photos were found on the image search and recognition platform “TinEye”. (see here and here)
One photo was found to have been first published on March 25, 2019. (see here published in The Guardian)
While the other two photos were found published on October 9, 2023. (see here)
Analyze:
Through several photos published on Facebook on May 28, it was claimed that the images were actual from the bombings in Rafah.
Hibrid.info, after fact-checking, has confirmed that the photos are old, one taken in 2019 and the other two in October 2023.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses this content as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The "Unverified" rating is given to those informative contents that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which could not be verified due to certain circumstances (speed, lack of sources) during the publication of the content.