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In today’s edition, pro-Palestine and pro-Israel sources are both pushing an AI-generated image of Ben & Jerry’s “Free Palestine” flavor; critics of French President Macron are misrepresenting footage of his wife’s airplane slap to claim that a flight attendant was injured in the scuffle; and Joe Rogan gains millions of views advancing a debunked COVID-19 vaccine claim.
Plus: NewsGuard’s “False Claim of the Week”
Today’s newsletter was edited by Sofia Rubinson and Eric Effron.
What happened: Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli social media users alike are falsely claiming that Ben & Jerry’s launched a “Free Palestine” flavor, citing an AI-generated image of a carton that displays that supposed flavor along with the controversial phrase “From the river to the sea.”
Context: Since founding Ben & Jerry’s in 1978, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have advocated for left-wing causes and have been outspoken critics of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
Cohen was arrested while participating in a pro-Palestinian protest at the...
Trump’s ceasefire claim after Operation Sindoor dismissed by Indian leaders, affirming Pakistan’s DGMO initiated pause following India’s targeted counter-terror strikes. Ghislaine Maxwell hinte...