Fact Check: Innovative act by Jordanians to escape lockdown passed off as Palestinians faking funeral
India Today
A video of a funeral procession, claimed to be shot in Gaza, is going viral on social media amid rising tension between Israel and Palestine. India Today Anti Fake News War Room probed these claims and here's what we found:
Amid escalating Israel-Palestine clashes, a video of a fake funeral procession is being shared on social media with the claim that it shows youth from Gaza faking a funeral procession in front of international media to gain the world’s sympathy. #.. .. #_ #_ # #_ # #StayAtHome #StayAtHomeSaveLives #_ #__ pic.twitter.com/zgynhTOZHS — 24.ae | (@24Entertain) March 24, 2020 In the 27-second video, we can see some men carrying a “dead person” and putting the stretcher down as soon as police sirens are heard in the background. The person pretending to be dead also makes a run.More Related News