Several Facebook pages with content in the Albanian language published images yesterday (October 27) showing large clouds of smoke in several settlements.
These publications have claimed through captions that the images depict moments of the current bombing in Gaza.
But after fact-checking by hibrid.info, it was confirmed that the image published in these posts was taken in 2018.
Links to posts published on Facebook by the pages "Al Khattab" and "Bota Islame":
After research conducted through the automated program "InVID", hibrid.info found the same image published in 2018. (see here)
The image shows moments from the 2018 conflict between Israel and Hamas and, based on the photo's description, it is understood that it was taken by the AFP news agency and was shot on August 8 of that year.
Analyze:
Several Facebook pages have published an image, purporting to present the current situation in the Hamas-Israel conflict.
But after verification, it was found that this photo is old (2018) and does not reflect current events in Gaza.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.