Disinformation is not limited to accounts seeking to undermine violence against hostages, either. Profiles supporting the actions of the Israeli government have also shared misleading and hateful content. Successful attempts to distort and confuse the online conversation make it a lot harder to get to the truth of what’s unfolding on the ground if you’re relying on social media for updates. That can have serious implications for the international community when it comes to investigating allegations of war crimes, providing aid and figuring out what’s happening where. Social media has been awash with false claims, conspiracy theories and hateful content surrounding what’s happening in Israel and Gaza  and questions over whether inauthentic accounts are being used to manipulate the conversation. How do we distinguish between what is true and what is false and do you think that Israel is committing a genocide  ?

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