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TrueThe official X account for the state of Israel posted a promotion with mental health services company BetterHelp, offering “6 months of free therapy to those affected by the war in Israel.”SnopesOct 17, 2023Can’t tellCelebrity chef Guy Fieri banned "The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg from his restaurants and added, "She's toxic."SnopesOct 17, 2023TrueSouth African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela was on the U.S. terrorism watch list until 2008.SnopesOct 16, 2023FalseEste video muestra “la franja de Gaza” en llamas.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactOct 16, 2023False“Cries of Victory in Israel — Gaza Now Belongs to Israel! HAMAS Surrenders Desperately!”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 16, 2023False“Egypt is now at war with Israel.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 16, 2023TrueA video shared on various platforms in Oct. 2023, authentically depicted tourists watching a volcano erupt in Iceland.SnopesOct 16, 2023Can’t tellAn announcement in October 2023 indicated that "Taylor Swift Eras Ride" would be coming to Hollywood Studios, a theme park located in the Walt Disney World Resort.SnopesOct 14, 2023FalseA video authentically shows a person waving a Palestinian flag from a car that stopped traffic to do "donuts" on Interstate 295 in New York.SnopesOct 14, 2023False"Estados Unidos lanza el primer ataque hacia Medio Oriente" después del ataque de Hamas a Israel.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023False"La Esfera de Las Vegas se ilumina con la bandera de Israel”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023False"The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseA CNN reporter “faked” being near the Israel-Gaza border.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseA debit card issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is being used to pay for a U.S. invasion.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseA video shows red flares and fireworks going off in Gaza.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseBiden is “funding every angle” of the Israel-Hamas war.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseEste video muestra un "contraataque israelí" hacia Hamas en Gaza.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023TrueIt has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note.Said by Brian KrassensteinPolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseLess than 48 hours after Israel was attacked “we have hundreds of hours worth of footage but zero footage from the Ukraine war.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseThe 2023 Israel-Hamas war is a “false flag.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseThe Las Vegas Sphere displayed an Israeli flag.Said by X postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseVideo muestra "camión de la ONU traficando con niños” en Senegal.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseVideo shows U.S. Navy pilots arriving in Palestine.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactOct 13, 2023FalseVideo shows an “inflatable decoy plane” at the Kabul airport in 2021.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactOct 13, 2023