Israel bars foreign journalists from entering Gaza without military supervision.
Claim:
The State of Israel prohibits independent foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip.
NOT BS
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Israel
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Independent UN investigators found Israel committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Claim:
Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
HARDLY BS
The 2026 tax-exempt-returns contribution ceiling for self-employed savers is ILS 20,566.
Claim:
For the 2026 tax year, the maximum annual contribution by a self-employed person in Israel to a Keren Hishtalmut for which investment returns can qualify for a capital-gains-tax exemption is ILS 20,566.
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Israel announced a pilot to let West Bank Palestinians fly via Ramon Airport.
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Israel proposed a pilot program to allow Palestinians from the West Bank to fly abroad via Ramon Airport near Eilat on charter flights to Turkey, instead of traveling via the Allenby Bridge crossing to Jordan and flying from Amman.
NOT BS
Israeli officials’ public war-readiness statements have focused primarily on Iran.
Claim:
The government of Israel has stated that it is preparing for war with Iran, Turkey, Egypt, and Syria.
MOSTLY BS
Two extended relatives of Ziad Jarrah were convicted of spying for Israel.
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The family of 9/11 hijacker Ziad Samir Jarrah has been confirmed to be Israeli spies.
TOTAL BS
A House amendment to block $3.3 billion in Israel military aid failed, with 103 Democrats voting yes.
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More than 100 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to block billions of dollars in U.S. military aid to Israel, but the effort was unsuccessful.
NOT BS
Mainstream international law considers both the West Bank and Gaza occupied.
Claim:
Israel is not occupying the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
TOTAL BS
The ICJ issued provisional measures in South Africa v. Israel over Gaza.
Claim:
The International Court of Justice issued provisional measures in the case South Africa v. Israel concerning alleged violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide related to Gaza.
NOT BS
Egypt and Syria launched coordinated surprise attacks on October 6, 1973.
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Israel initiated the first major military attacks of the Yom Kippur War on October 6, 1973, by attacking Egypt and Syria.
TOTAL BS
Sorek Desalination Plant produces roughly 640,000 cubic meters of water daily.
Claim:
The Sorek Desalination Plant in Israel produces about 624,000 cubic meters of water per day.
HARDLY BS
As of April 23, 2026, Japan still allowed visa-free tourist entry for Israelis.
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As of April 23, 2026, Japan has banned entry to tourists from Israel.
TOTAL BS
Post-April 17 Israeli strikes were confirmed in Khiam, but not all six towns.
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As of April 18, 2026, Israel has conducted widespread explosions targeting infrastructure in the southern Lebanese towns of Qantara, Khiam, Naqoura, al-Bayada, Chama, and Houla, breaking a ceasefire.
MOSTLY BS
On April 17, 2026, Israel’s Gaza and Lebanon fronts were under ceasefires.
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As of April 17, 2026, Israel is directly engaged in military conflict with Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and is exchanging missile and drone strikes with Iran.
MOSTLY BS
Odds aggregators in April 2026 put Israel’s Eurovision win chance near 8%.
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Israel has a greater than 40% probability of winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026.
TOTAL BS
No credible evidence shows a US-Israel plan to destabilize Turkey.
Claim:
There exists a coordinated plan by the United States and Israel, led by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, to destabilize and redesign the Middle East, with Turkey as a primary target aimed at weakening or dividing its unitary national…
TOTAL BS
The OIC has imposed no formal sanctions on UAE or Bahrain since 2020 normalization.
Claim:
Several member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, normalised relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords despite OIC resolutions condemning Israeli occupation, and did…
HARDLY BS
The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office released the Netanyahu photo in mid-March 2026.
Claim:
A photograph purportedly showing Benjamin Netanyahu ordering a strike on Iran was taken before February 28, 2026, which is claimed as evidence that the attack was pre-planned.
TOTAL BS
Joe Kent resigned as NCTC director in mid-March 2026 opposing the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
Claim:
Joe Kent, head of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, resigned in March 2026 over the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran.
HARDLY BS
Richard Engel publicly confirmed in March 2026 he was uninjured.
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NBC News correspondent Richard Engel was injured while reporting in Israel in early March 2026.
TOTAL BS