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Photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (202+ words) According to the statement, the Israeli military had summoned the six soldiers who stood by for discussions and confirmed they could face further consequences. At the time of this writing, the Israeli military was attempting to capture Bint Jbeil, a…...

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Israel Hamas War Articles | Snopes. com

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (182+ words) March 14, 2026 As the United States and Israel launched a war in Iran, social media users expressed outrage at. .. Jan. 23, 2026 While speaking to a crowd at the World Economic Forum in Davos, .. . Did Israel open 'sewage dam' into Gaza's main river?...

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Video doesn't show Netanyahu with 6 fingers per hand, isn't AI

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (408+ words) In March 2026, social media users claimed images and videos showed artificial intelligence-generated depictions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivering an Iran War speech. The users claimed there were six fingers on his right hand, one of many potential signs…...

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Posts claim Israel enacted law imposing 5-year prison sentence for posting Tel Aviv videos. There's no proof

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (469+ words) In March 2026, a claim circulated online that the Israeli government implemented a law that imposed a five-year prison sentence on anyone who posted videos of the country's capital, Tel Aviv, to social media. According to the Tech Times Facebook page…...

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snopes. com > news > 02/05/2026 > video-netanyahu-china-visit-epstein

Unpacking claim Netanyahu sent 'torture video' to Epstein while in China

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (468+ words) In late January 2026, the U. S. Department of Justice released more than 3 million files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In the days after the release, numeroussocial media users shared an April 2009 email that Epstein sent in which he praised…...

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snopes. com > news > 10/18/2025 > hamas-executions-collaborators

Is Hamas publicly executing Israel 'collaborators'? Here's what we know

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (667+ words) In mid-October 2025, as Israel and Hamas exchanged hostages and prisoners as part of a ceasefire deal brokered by U. S. President Donald Trump, a rumor (archived) circulated online that Hamas was publicly executing people it believed collaborated with Israel during the two…...

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snopes. com > news > 09/04/2025 > angel-of-death-netan-yanas

Did Israeli sniper nicknamed 'Angel of Death' die in Gaza? Analyzing the claim

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (300+ words) In early September 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that a man allegedly named Netan Yanas, a supposed Israeli sniper known as the "Angel of Death," died in battle in the Gaza Strip." One X user wrote, "Netan Yanas nicknamed the…...