Is Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dead? That's what some people have been claiming on social media as the war between Israel, the US and Iran continues.
The answer to that question is no, as the prime minister took to social media on Sunday to deny the rumours, sharing a video captioned "They say I'm what? Watch>>".
In the clip — which verification experts have confirmed was authentic — a voice tells Netanyahu, "people online are saying you're dead."
He responds, "I'm dying for coffee. I'm crazy about coffee. You know what? I’m mad about my people. How are they behaving? Fantastic. Do you want me to count my fingers?"
Since the US and Israel began their military campaign against Iran on 28 February, Iranian state media and pro-regime accounts have pushed reports about the death of Netanyahu and other senior Israeli political figures, alongside propaganda about their military might.
Conspiracy theorists, self-proclaimed journalists and internet detectives have also jumped on the bandwagon, spreading claims across social media about Netanyahu's death.
Netanyahu posted the clip after rumours about his death intensified, following an address he made on 12 March, which led social media users to claim that the video was AI-generated, pointing to a frame in which he allegedly had six fingers, rather than five.
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