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False Picture: Protests Rejecting Israeli Government Decisions

Hind Khoudary Hind Khoudary
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30th May 2020
False Picture: Protests Rejecting Israeli Government Decisions
The photo was captured during the funeral of Chaim Goldberg (SocialMedia)

The Claim

A picture shows thousands of Ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jews protesting in Jerusalem, rejecting Israeli government decisions concerning quarantine and lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.

Emerging story

Israeli journalist Eddie Cohen tweeted a photo on his official Twitter account on March 26, commenting in his tweets that Ultra-Orthodox Jews are protesting against quarantine and the lockdown imposed in Jerusalem. Cohen’s tweet received 283 retweets and 1.2K likes, and other social media accounts started sharing the picture. Pictures have been circulating in the MENA region. 

 

Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar investigated the picture Cohen tweeted and found that the photo was captured during the funeral of Chaim Goldberg, a Jewish Cleric, in Jerusalem back on March 31, 2016.

Misbar’s Classification

Fake

Misbar’s Sources

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