NFL teams paid tribute to the victims in Israel of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack by holding moments of silence before games during the following week. But a recent social media post falsely claimed the NFL encouraged players “to kneel for Israel before every game.” An NFL spokesperson called the claim “patently false.”
Issues: Israel
IRS Funding Cut Doesn’t Offset Israel Aid in GOP Bill
Social Media Posts Spread Bogus Quote From Qatari Leader
Posts on social media are spreading the baseless claim that the ruler of Qatar has “threatened that if the bombing of Gaza does not stop, he will cut off the supply of gas to the world.” The country’s government gets most of its revenue from energy exports, and there’s no record of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani making such a threat.
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Posts Share Bogus Memo to Falsely Claim U.S. Is Sending Additional $8 Billion to Israel
The U.S. provides Israel with $3.8 billion each year in military funding under an already established agreement. But social media posts are sharing a doctored “memorandum” that falsely purports to show an additional $8 billion was approved for Israel by President Joe Biden on Oct. 7, the day war began between Hamas and Israel.
Post Paints Misleading Picture of Biden’s Financial Support for Israel and Palestinians
Republican Claims on Hamas Attack and Iran Funds Distort the Facts
Video Clip Misrepresents Biden’s Meeting with Israeli President
FactChecking the First GOP Debate
Another Dubious Trump Attack on ‘Fake News’
President Trump accused CNN of manipulating video to make it appear that “massive crowds” protested his decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. But we couldn’t find any CNN video that had been manipulated in the ways Trump claimed, and the White House didn’t provide any evidence, either.