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Fact check: Hamas attacks on Israel spark wave of fake news

Silja Thoms | Kathrin Wesolowski
October 16, 2023

Hamas' terror attacks on Israel and Israel's retaliation led to fake news and misinformation flooding the internet. These include alleged child abductions, out of context scenes and false English captions in videos. In this DW fact check, we shed light on some of them.

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