Exaggerated figures are being shared as data showing the deaths of Palestinians in the war with Israel. - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
October 13, 2023
A post with data is being shared claiming it to be the data pertaining number of deaths of Palestinians by Israelis recorded by the United Nations. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: The image shows the details of the deaths of Palestinians released by the United Nations.
Fact: Based on UN OCHA data on Palestinian fatalities due to conflict between Israel and Palestine, the claimed figures are found to be Misleading.
On a relevant keyword search based on the claims made in the post, we found the data published by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in occupied Palestinian territory (OCHA). We found that the claimed numbers are exaggerated on comparing two sets of details.
Subsequent research on the methodology that was followed by the organization, we found that the data was collected by field staff following the review and verification of the details. Only the casualties based on direct confrontations are taken into account.
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) coordinates emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), as elsewhere around the world. OCHA advocates for effective and principled humanitarian action.
To sum up, exaggerated figures are being shared as data showing the deaths of Palestinians in war with Israel.