video Shared by X It claims to show Hamas firing on a humanitarian aid flight.
H×mas fires during airdrop of humanitarian aid supplies 👇
They dislike airdropping because aid goes directly to civilians. H×mas prefers UNRWA aid instead. Because the aid is distributed through H×mas and they make money from it.
pic.twitter.com/nj85iWarA1— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) October 23, 2024
Verdict: False
The first part of the video is from 2022. There are no gunshots in the second part of the video.
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Social media users have been sharing videos they claim show Hamas opening fire on humanitarian airdrops. One user wrote, “They’re firing at airdrops of humanitarian aid 👇 They hate airdrops because the aid goes directly to civilians. H×mas prefer UNRWA aid instead, Because it’s being distributed through Hxmas and they’re making money from it.”
This claim is false. The first part of the video is August 2022 TikTok videos. The video shows people coming out of a barbershop and staring at a human hand floating in the sky, which appears to have been generated by artificial intelligence.
According to , the second part of the video started circulating in September. D.W.. One of the posts share The video was in Hindi and no gunshots could be heard.
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अब मजा आएगा न भिड़ू… pic.twitter.com/N4LN0WdxWQ
— विक्की हिंसक (@vickypshiva) September 30, 2024
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