Misinformation about the latest Israel-Hamas war is thriving on social media platforms, where misrepresented video footage, mistranslations and outright falsehoods often crowd out real reporting from the conflict.

In recent weeks, users have pushed false claims that “crisis actors” are staging scenes of carnage and that U.S. Marines are flooding in to fight on the ground in Gaza.

Here is a closer look at the latest misinformation spreading online — and the facts.

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CLAIM: A video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing Russia will send “help to Palestine.”

THE FACTS: The video is from 2021 and shows Putin speaking about the defeat of Nazism at Russia’s Victory Day military parade. Russia has so far issued carefully calibrated criticism of both sides in the Israel-Hamas war.

Since the start of the conflict in October, social media users have repeatedly shared false claims about foreign leaders ’ comments on the war.

In the latest instance, users are sharing the old video of Putin speaking in Russian at a podium alongside clips of a parade featuring military equipment and personnel.

“Putin Announced Russia Will Openly Help To Palestine,” reads the caption overlaying the footage circulating online.

However, the footage, from May 2021, shows Putin speaking at the annual Victory Day military parade in Moscow’s Red Square, which marks the anniversary of the end of World War II. The full broadcast can be seen in a post on YouTube.

A transcript of the full speech...

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