Misleading Video Alleges Vaccinated People’s Heads Exploding in Israel
The Claim
A video depicts the heads of vaccinated people in Israel "exploding" after the activation of 5G technology.
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Social media users have circulated a video claiming it shows vaccinated people's heads exploding in Israel after the 5G technology activation.
The claim was first posted on a website before being shared on social media.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar has investigated the claim and found it to be misleading.
Our team looked up the video and found that it is not related to COVID-19 and has nothing to do with the 5G technology in Israel.
The clip was made of footage depicting Iraqi protests in 2019 and showing people lying on the ground after being shot with gas canisters. The video was already uploaded to Youtube in October 2019.
Photo description: The footage was uploaded to Youtube in 2019.
Other parts of the video appeared on some news reports mentioning that the clip shows a response to protests against the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi in 2019.
Photo description: News reports have mentioned some of the footage appearing on the claim.
There was, in multiple cases, “piercing the victims’ skulls, resulting in gruesome wounds and death after the grenades embed inside their heads,” according to Amnesty International.
Reuters has mentioned in one of its reports that at least 330 people have been killed after security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters during the demonstrations, considered “the largest ones” since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003.
