Old Image of Pro-Palestine rally in Australia falsely shared as recent
An image is making rounds on social media platforms showing some jet skies coming near the massive container ship. Users on social media platforms are fervently sharing this image and claiming that Australians are blocking the shipment of military weapons to Israel.
An X(Twitter) account named The Savior posted this image and wrote: “Australians are blocking the shipment of military weapons to Israel”
The archive version can be seen here.
The image has garnered more than one million views on X(Twitter).
Furthermore, we found that viral image was also posted by ‘Jackson Hinkle’, a well-known fake news peddler on social media platforms.
The archive version can be seen here
Additionally, several users shared this image on X(Twitter) and made similar claims.
Fact-Check
To determine the reality of the above viral image, the DFRAC team reverse-searched it on Google and found some media reports from November 2023.
Media reports by ‘The New Arab’ and Daliymail.co.uk
According to a media report published by the news website ‘The New Arab’ on November 11, 2023, a pro-Palestine rally took place at Sydney’s Port Botany on Saturday in a bid to block an Israeli transporter ship from operating. The rally was organized by the Australian Palestine Justice Movement, which managed to bring out hundreds of demonstrators in an attempt to stop the Israeli ZIM shipping line from docking.
Another report by Daliymail.co.uk reported that the shipping company targeted by Saturday’s jetski blockade at Sydney’s Port Botany has denied claims it was gun-running weapons for Israel to use in Gaza.
Furthermore, the report mentioned: “Some activists had claimed the vessel would be taking on supplies of armaments to be shipped to the Middle East for the Israeli Defence Force to use against Hamas in Gaza. But on Tuesday, Israeli-based operator Zim Integrated Shipping dismissed the claim and said it was simply on its regular run between Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.The ships carry all types of Asian consumer products like white goods, textiles and food stuffs, a spokesman told Daily Mail Australia.”
Conclusion
It is clear from DFRAC’s Fact-Check that the viral image is not a recent one. It originally dates back to November 2023. Hence, the claim of social media users is misleading.
Analysis: Misleading
