Fact Check: This Image Of Injured Journalist Is Not Related To The Ongoing Israel-Hamas Conflict, It is From 2015
Vishvas News found that the viral image has no connection with the recent Israel-Hamas conflict; it is from 2015.
- By: Pallavi Mishra
- Published: Nov 8, 2023 at 01:26 PM
New Delhi (Vishvas News): Numerous false posts are circulating on social media amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. One such image has gone viral, showing an injured woman holding a microphone. The post claims that she is a Palestinian journalist who continued reporting despite being injured by a grenade. The post suggests that it is a recent photo.
Vishvas News conducted an investigation and found that the viral image dates back to 2015. This post is misleading.
What’s Going Viral?
On November 7, 2023, Facebook user Ashik Razvi Tts (Archive) shared the viral photo with the caption, “#FreePalestine #FREE Journalist Hana Mahameed back on screen after being hit in the face by an Israeli grenade in East Jerusalem.”
Investigation
To investigate the viral photo, Vishvas News used the Google reverse image search tool. We found this image in multiple news stories, all from 2015.
This photo was used in a news article published on October 5, 2015, on the news website DNA India. According to the report, “a journalist named Hana Mahamaid, who was shot in the face with a stun grenade at close range in East Jerusalem, resumed reporting shortly after the incident. This incident occurred while she was reporting on clashes near Beit El settlement, outside of Ramallah. Israeli Occupation Forces targeted Palestinian journalists with stun grenades and tear gas during the clashes, leading to Mahamaid’s injury.”
This photo was also featured in a news article by independent.co.uk on October 5, 2015. According to this report, “a TV journalist returned to work with her face bandaged after being hit during a clash between Israeli police and demonstrators in East Jerusalem.”
The image was also found on various social media accounts in October 2015.
Next, Vishvas News reached out to Uria Bar-Meir, chief researcher and foreign relations manager at The Whistle, an Israeli fact-checking organisation, who confirmed that this picture has been on the internet for a long time and is repeatedly shared with false claims.
Lastly, we scanned the profile of the user who shared this false claim, Ashik Razvi Tts, and found that the user has more than 5,000 followers and is a resident of Kannur, Kerala.
Conclusion: Vishvas News found that the viral image has no connection with the recent Israel-Hamas conflict; it is from 2015.
- Claim Review : Journalist Hana Mahameed back on screen after being hit in the face by an Israeli grenade in East Jerusalem
- Claimed By : Facebook user Ashik Razvi Tts
- Fact Check : Misleading
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