Unrelated video from Iraq shared as the recent visuals of Israeli citizens being forcibly expelled during a protest rally - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
November 15, 2023
A video is being shared on social media claiming it is the recent visuals of the stampede caused during a demonstration held by Israeli citizens. The post alleges that Israeli citizens were being forcibly expelled during a protest. Let’s verify the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Israeli citizens being forcibly expelled from a demonstration site.
Fact: The video shows the visuals from the ‘Tuwairij run’ event that took place in the city of Karbala, Iraq. The video does not show Israeli citizens being forcibly expelled amidst a protest and the video has nothing to do with the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. Hence, the claim made in the post is False.
On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video showing similar visuals was found published by a YouTube channel on 10 August 2022. This YouTube channel published the video describing it as the visuals from the ‘Tuwairij run’ event held in the holy city of Karbala in Iraq.
The paintings on the road divider and the flags carried by pilgrims closely resemble the visuals featured in the video shared in the post.
A few other videos showing the visuals from the ‘Tuwairij run’ events held in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala can be seen here, here, here, and here. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is from Iraq and is not related to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.
To sum it up, an unrelated video from Iraq is shared as the visuals of Israeli citizens being forcibly driven away during a demonstration within Israel.