As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has escalated, posts containing misleading or false claims have been widely shared online in recent days.
The BBC's fact-checking section has addressed examples of misinformation from both sides that have provoked heated debates on social media.
Video showing rockets being launched is from Syria, not Gaza
A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a video on Twitter that he claimed showed members of the Hamas group firing rockets at Israel "from populated areas."
"1/3 of these 250 rockets fell inside the Gaza Strip, killing Palestinians," Ofir Gendelman tweeted.
But the video was found to be old and the footage is from Syria, not Gaza.
It was taken during a Syrian government operation against rebel groups in the city of Deraa in 2018.
Twitter labeled the tweet as "manipulated media," adding that this assessment was based on fact-checkers.
Following criticism, Mr. Gendelman deleted the tweet.
Viral tweets from “Israeli forces” saying “We just want killing” and “We just bombed some children” are fake
Several Twitter users have shared posts claiming to be screenshots from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Twitter account with the captions: "We just want killing" and "We just bombed some kids."
These screenshots are fakes that can be made using free tools available on the internet that interfere with photos and videos.
The IDF did not make these statements on their official Twitter account or elsewhere.
The account from which the fake tweets apparently originated shows strong pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel leanings and claims to be writing satire.
Video showing a fake funeral in Gaza
Several Israeli social media influencers shared a video claiming it showed how Palestinians were deceiving themselves by pretending to stage a funeral ceremony for an individual supposedly killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza – in order to attract global sympathy.
In the video, which was also shared by an adviser to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, a group of teenagers carry what appears to be a body covered in a shroud on their shoulders.
As soon as they hear the sirens, they leave the body on the ground and run away. Left alone, the supposed body also gets up and runs away.
We found the same video posted in March 2020, with reports at the time suggesting it showed a group of boys in Jordan trying to avoid strict Covid-19 restrictions by pretending to hold a funeral.
The clip was shared under the hashtag “Palywood” [Palestinian Hollywood] hundreds of times by pro-Israeli users on major social media platforms.
This video does not show footage of the burning of the Al Aqsa Mosque.
Several pro-Palestinian users shared a video which they claimed showed footage of the al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem in flames, accusing Israel of "allowing the al-Aqsa Mosque to burn."
The video is real, but additional footage from other angles makes it clear that a tree near the mosque was on fire, not the mosque itself.
The mosque complex in Jerusalem's Old City is one of Islam's most revered sites, but its location is also the holiest site in Judaism, known as the Temple Mount.
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