video Share with X It claims to show a Palestinian girl with a neck injury.
Children of Gaza pic.twitter.com/YQVaEN8gEb
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) July 2, 2024
Verdict: False
The girl in the video is Pakistani. She was suffering from a neck ailment at the time.
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Social media users have shared a video of what they believe to be an injured girl, claiming to be a child from Gaza. “Children of Gaza,” one user wrote.
This claim is false. Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact discovered that the video shows a Pakistani teenager named Afsheen Gul. The original video can be found at Posts The photo was posted to her Instagram page on June 15th.
“I am proud of myself. I love every part of me. I am doing the best with what I have,” Gal wrote in the caption.
Following a childhood accident, Guru had suffered from a neck condition that left his head stuck at a 90-degree angle. BBC NewsHer neck condition improved after surgery by an Indian surgeon, the media reported.
Check Your Fact has been fact-checking claims about Palestinian children. Check Your Fact recently debunked an image showing a Palestinian girl's dress being placed on a grave. (Related: Fact-checking claims about level of destruction in Gaza)
