The Labour candidate for the 29 February Rochdale byelection, Azhar Ali, has “apologised unreservedly to the Jewish community” for comments which he described as “deeply offensive, ignorant and false.” After comments emerged in which he suggested Israel had allowed the 7 October to happen in order to have a pretext to attack Gaza, he said […]
When she first heard about Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel, Mirela Monte was “appalled.” The South Carolina real estate agent and self-described holistic healer detests violence and is horrified by war and human suffering. But as Monte read more in Uncensored Truths, a Telegram group with 2,958 subscribers active on foreign policy and the […]
On 16 November 2023, it was reported that Osama Bin Laden’s ‘Letter to America’ had gone viral on TikTok. In reaction to these reports, TikTok intervened and deleted the clips concerning Bin Laden. However, this did not apply to thousands of other videos and postings that also spread antisemitism, disinformation and conspiracy myths about 7 […]
Briahna Joy Gray, a popular progressive YouTuber and former spokeswoman for Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign, is still casting doubt on the verified allegations of rape from Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, insisting that “Zionists” are employing a “coordinated messaging push” to exaggerate the extent of the terrorist group’s sexual crimes. [...] Read more
Max Blumenthal, the editor of The Grayzone website, wrote a piece on October 27 that can only be described as a master class in manipulation. His article provided the basis for the now widespread conspiracy theory denying that Hamas murdered hundreds of Israeli civilians. No one who knows Blumenthal or The Grayzone was surprised by […]
Social media users recently circulated video footage they claimed shows an Israeli helicopter killing Israelis at an Oct. 7 concert in Israel. Stew Peters, a far-right radio host and the filmmaker behind the anti-COVID-19 vaccine films "Died Suddenly" and "Watch the Water," shared the 14-second video clip on X, formerly Twitter. [...] Read more
Denial of the atrocities of October 7 or attempts to downplay Hamas’ role have been gaining traction on social media – to the point that some Israelis are following suit, even lawmakers. The false posts mix lies and baseless allegations – against the backdrop of antisemitism and anti-Israel stances. Conspiracy theorists don’t claim that the […]
“The present government is only a few months old,” notes Asher Yaish. “All of Hamas’ preparations for the attack happened before that. And I’m not blaming the previous [prime ministers, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid]. I am a man of faith. I pity those poor martyrs in the south who paid with their lives. Maybe […]
Piers Corbyn, the brother of former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, was recorded going on a tirade about whether Hamas’ October 7 invasion had happened. Corbyn was at a pro-Palestine demonstration when a man approached him and asked him how he would solve the “hostage issue.” Hamas is currently holding over 200 Israelis and other foreign […]
Hours after the shocking attack by Hamas, erstwhile soccer player and current sports commentator Maor Buzaglo rushed to point a finger at those who are really to blame for the debacle. “Something isn’t working out in any way here,” he tweeted. “It’s not that they attacked with spaceships or stealth aircraft. Without a single helicopter […]
