The social media giant Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, has said its moderation teams are working 'round the clock' amid pressure from governments regarding the misinformation on social media platforms around the Israel-Hamas war.
False videos, pictures and information have sprung up on social media since Hamas's deadly attack on Israel last weekend which sparked retaliation strikes on the Gaza Strip. Firework displays, excerpts from video games and clips posted months ago are among the false material seen and shared by millions of people on sites like X, formerly Twitter, and TikTok, purporting to show scenes from the conflict.
X today said that its community notes team had been bolstered after the EU issued a warning regarding the spread of misinformation on its platform. Computer-generated material taken from video games has also proliferated online in the days since the latest fighting in Israel and Gaza broke out. Sky News found one clip - originally from the combat game Arma 3 - shared on X, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube all claiming to show Hamas militants shooting down Israeli helicopters.
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