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Gaza's Most Unforgettable
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A curated archive of videos covering staged media, economics, and general knowledge about Gaza.

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Caught on Camera: Gazan Woman Fakes Tears, Then Laughs with Family After "Fooling the Viewers"

Caught on Camera: Gazan Woman Fakes Tears, Then Laughs with Family After "Fooling the Viewers"

2

Simulating an Air Raid: Behind the Scenes of a Sand-Blasted VFX Shot.

Simulating an Air Raid: Behind the Scenes of a Sand-Blasted VFX Shot.

3

Propaganda Fail: "Injured" man falls off stretcher while camera crew keeps filming the empty mattress.

Propaganda Fail: "Injured" man falls off stretcher while camera crew keeps filming the empty mattress.

4

Exposed: Staged "airstrike" scene reveals family members pelting child with rocks for the camera.

Exposed: Staged "airstrike" scene reveals family members pelting child with rocks for the camera.

5

Caught on Camera: Staged plea for aid fails as child forgets to act "frozen" mid-video.

Caught on Camera: Staged plea for aid fails as child forgets to act "frozen" mid-video.

6

Gazan woman complains about eating falafel in a tortilla wrap due to a "bread shortage."

Gazan woman complains about eating falafel in a tortilla wrap due to a "bread shortage."

7

Caught on Camera: Gazan mother’s donation plea exposed as "injury" is revealed to be a digital filter.

Caught on Camera: Gazan mother’s donation plea exposed as "injury" is revealed to be a digital filter.

8

Caught on Camera: Gazan girl bursts into laughter while filming a staged food distribution scene.

Caught on Camera: Gazan girl bursts into laughter while filming a staged food distribution scene.

9

Caught on Camera: Hamas forces hostage Agam Berger to wave, faking "happy" interaction.

Caught on Camera: Hamas forces hostage Agam Berger to wave, faking "happy" interaction.

10

A compilation of scenes showing a man pulling babies from the rubble.

A compilation of scenes showing a man pulling babies from the rubble.

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Hunger Games

Meet Maria from Gaza

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza with another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Maria from Gaza in another fake set up

Comedy

Caught on Camera: Gazan Woman Fakes Tears, Then Laughs with Family After "Fooling the Viewers"

Caught on Camera: Gazan Woman Fakes Tears, Then Laughs with Family After "Fooling the Viewers"

"Cry, cry, it will get us more views..."

"Cry, cry, it will get us more views..."

Simulating an Air Raid: Behind the Scenes of a Sand-Blasted VFX Shot.

Simulating an Air Raid: Behind the Scenes of a Sand-Blasted VFX Shot.

Gazan woman complains about eating falafel in a tortilla wrap due to a "bread shortage."

Gazan woman complains about eating falafel in a tortilla wrap due to a "bread shortage."

Famine survivors accuse: "being abandoned during starvation was more devastating than the war."

Famine survivors accuse: "being abandoned during starvation was more devastating than the war."

Gaza is drowning

Gaza is drowning

Once again, the chosen “symbol of famine” doesn’t quite fit - the guy swinging on a rope looks anything but malnourished.

Once again, the chosen “symbol of famine” doesn’t quite fit - the guy swinging on a rope looks anything but malnourished.

An actor who ties stones to his stomach to fake hunger also gets a hospital bed to fake other things — despite the shortage of beds.

An actor who ties stones to his stomach to fake hunger also gets a hospital bed to fake other things — despite the shortage of beds.

In Gaza, nothing is just food — every bite sends a message, and every cake is an act of quiet resistance.

In Gaza, nothing is just food — every bite sends a message, and every cake is an act of quiet resistance.

Despite claims to the contrary, footage shows schools in Gaza operating normally.

Despite claims to the contrary, footage shows schools in Gaza operating normally.

"No bread, no food, nothing"

"No bread, no food, nothing"

Gazans in high spirits — amid the so-called famine.

Gazans in high spirits — amid the so-called famine.

A funny video of Gazans running away from an IDF helicopter.

A funny video of Gazans running away from an IDF helicopter.

A Gazan influencer tells his followers he was bombed and killed.

A Gazan influencer tells his followers he was bombed and killed.

A starving Gazan in a pot

A starving Gazan in a pot

"Cry cry, it will bring us more views"

"Cry cry, it will bring us more views"

Real skull or just a prop?

Real skull or just a prop?

Pallywood class 2

Pallywood class 2

Cooking stones

Pallywood class 1

Pallywood class 1

Sound effects

Same actor. Same escape from no one shooting. Same sound.

Same actor. Same escape from no one shooting. Same sound.

The same guy is “hit” again and again by identical-sounding missiles — and somehow, he always survives.

The same guy is “hit” again and again by identical-sounding missiles — and somehow, he always survives.

The same actor. Fake sound effect.

The same actor. Fake sound effect.

Same dramatic fake audio in every clip.

Same dramatic fake audio in every clip.

A father uses his son to stage scenes of gunfire and missile attacks.

A father uses his son to stage scenes of gunfire and missile attacks.

Identical sound, a shaking camera, and children used to fake a supposed Israeli airstrike scene.

Identical sound, a shaking camera, and children used to fake a supposed Israeli airstrike scene.

Fake missile attack

Fake missile attack

The same old Western rifle sound — identical in timing and tone — was reused across three different clips (By Ehav Nuor)

The same old Western rifle sound — identical in timing and tone — was reused across three different clips (By Ehav Nuor)

A Gazan mother stages a fake missile attack at home — using her daughter, by stitching two clips together and layering in fabricated sound.

A Gazan mother stages a fake missile attack at home — using her daughter, by stitching two clips together and layering in fabricated sound.

A group of people running while fake gunfire sounds play in the background.

A group of people running while fake gunfire sounds play in the background.

Ms. Rachel collaborates with Gaza’s Pallywood and fake-scene creators.

Ms. Rachel collaborates with Gaza’s Pallywood and fake-scene creators.

"Missiles" and donations.

"Missiles" and donations.

Singing songs of hope "under Israeli bombs"

Singing songs of hope "under Israeli bombs"

Children add gunshot sound effect

Children add gunshot sound effect

Staged escape

Restaurant

Amateurish Special Effects Expose Staged Israeli Air Strike Simulation

Amateurish Special Effects Expose Staged Israeli Air Strike Simulation

Muffled Blast Indoors

Muffled Blast Indoors

Imported Tragedies

Footage from a Turkish escape room is being falsely presented online as Israeli executions of Gazans.

Footage from a Turkish escape room is being falsely presented online as Israeli executions of Gazans.

Fake News: Egyptian Actress Misrepresented as IDF Soldier "Confessing to War Crimes"

Fake News: Egyptian Actress Misrepresented as IDF Soldier "Confessing to War Crimes"

Debunked: Viral Photo of "IDF Burying Kids in Concrete" is a Brazilian Prank

Debunked: Viral Photo of "IDF Burying Kids in Concrete" is a Brazilian Prank

AI-Generated Fake: Old Iraq War Photo Misrepresented as IDF Abuse

AI-Generated Fake: Old Iraq War Photo Misrepresented as IDF Abuse

Palestinian accounts are massively spreading this video, claiming the baby is starving in Gaza.

Palestinian accounts are massively spreading this video, claiming the baby is starving in Gaza.

This girl is not from Gaza

This girl is not from Gaza

A picture from Syria is shown as if it were from Gaza

A picture from Syria is shown as if it were from Gaza

The viral “Gaza groom burning the wedding dress” video turned out **not to be from Gaza at all.**

The viral “Gaza groom burning the wedding dress” video turned out not to be from Gaza at all.

Palestinian accounts are massively spreading this video, claiming the baby is starving in Gaza.

Palestinian accounts are massively spreading this video, claiming the baby is starving in Gaza.

“Family in Gaza💔” Just a small correction: not in Gaza.

“Family in Gaza💔” Just a small correction: not in Gaza.

A photo of brothers from Syria is being circulated online as if they were children from Gaza.

A photo of brothers from Syria is being circulated online as if they were children from Gaza.

Gazan doctors, human rights activists, and even news outlets shared this photo, claiming it shows displaced Palestinians.

Gazan doctors, human rights activists, and even news outlets shared this photo, claiming it shows displaced Palestinians.

Palestinians present a video of a starving girl from Turkey, claiming she is from Gaza.

Palestinians present a video of a starving girl from Turkey, claiming she is from Gaza.

The baby isn’t from GAZA - he’s Pakistani.

The baby isn’t from GAZA - he’s Pakistani.

A girl from Lebanon is presented as a girl from Gaza.

A girl from Lebanon is presented as a girl from Gaza.

Palestinians claimed this was a baby rescued from the rubble in Gaza — in fact, it’s a baby rescued from the earthquake rubble in Turkey.

Palestinians claimed this was a baby rescued from the rubble in Gaza — in fact, it’s a baby rescued from the earthquake rubble in Turkey.

It was claimed she was a girl shot by an Israeli sniper — but it turned out she’s a Yemeni child killed by the Houthis.

It was claimed she was a girl shot by an Israeli sniper — but it turned out she’s a Yemeni child killed by the Houthis.

They claimed she’s a Gazan girl mourning her mother killed by Israel — but she’s an Iranian girl crying at her mother’s grave in Iran.

They claimed she’s a Gazan girl mourning her mother killed by Israel — but she’s an Iranian girl crying at her mother’s grave in Iran.

They claimed Israel killed and dragged a Palestinian - turns out it was an American soldier killed by the Houthis.

They claimed Israel killed and dragged a Palestinian - turns out it was an American soldier killed by the Houthis.

Old Video Of Young Boy Crying For His Dead Sisters Is Not From Gaza, But Syria.

Old Video Of Young Boy Crying For His Dead Sisters Is Not From Gaza, But Syria.

Donations scam

Gaza Cycle: Feeding Kids on Camera, Retrieving It All in Silence

Gaza Cycle: Feeding Kids on Camera, Retrieving It All in Silence

Staged Mercy in Gaza: Food Shown to the World, Then Taken Away

Staged Mercy in Gaza: Food Shown to the World, Then Taken Away

Gaza Again: Kids Fed for the Cameras — Supplies Vanish When They Stop Rolling

Gaza Again: Kids Fed for the Cameras — Supplies Vanish When They Stop Rolling

Once Again in Gaza: Food for the Kids While the Camera Rolls — Taken Back as Soon as It Stops

Once Again in Gaza: Food for the Kids While the Camera Rolls — Taken Back as Soon as It Stops

Allegations Surface of Fake Gaza Aid Distribution for Cameras

Allegations Surface of Fake Gaza Aid Distribution for Cameras

Caught on Camera: Gazans Stage Scene of Woman Carrying Heavy Sack and Wailing

Caught on Camera: Gazans Stage Scene of Woman Carrying Heavy Sack and Wailing

Gazans stage scenes pretending to help by giving water to children.

Gazans stage scenes pretending to help by giving water to children.

How donations really work in Gaza? Explained by a Gazan.

How donations really work in Gaza? Explained by a Gazan.

A child gets food, the camera rolls for the donors — and the food is taken away.

A child gets food, the camera rolls for the donors — and the food is taken away.

They give, they film, they take away.

They give, they film, they take away.

They hand the child food just long enough for the camera.

They hand the child food just long enough for the camera.

They give a child food, film it for the donors — then take the food away.

They give a child food, film it for the donors — then take the food away.

Temporary Mercy: Gaza Children Fed for Views, Then Denied

Temporary Mercy: Gaza Children Fed for Views, Then Denied

Colonizing History

Viral claim about ‘Palestinian coins for the blind’ debunked — Coins with holes existed long before including Hebrew ones from the Bar Kokhba revolt.

Viral claim about ‘Palestinian coins for the blind’ debunked — Coins with holes existed long before including Hebrew ones from the Bar Kokhba revolt.

This isn’t “Palestine before Israel existed.” This is Tel Aviv, built by Jews in their own land.

This isn’t “Palestine before Israel existed.” This is Tel Aviv, built by Jews in their own land.

The Big Ben was stolen from the Palestinians by the British — or so some Palestinians claim.

The Big Ben was stolen from the Palestinians by the British — or so some Palestinians claim.

Palestinian education