Israeli protesters set up bouncy castles to block humanitarian aid

Question

Tweet includes a screenshot of an article but does not link source

Answer 1

This post is partially true. The original post does state that there bouncy houses will be used as a way to block aid from reaching Palestinian families. I was able to find the original source to this post which comes from The Washington Post. As I was reading this article, it does state the content from the post on X but there is no video or picture of this happening. This is not to say that it never happened or that it won’t happen, there is just no physical evidence of it happening. There is evidence of aid getting blocked from Gaza which has led to suspending aid delivers. This post could be seen as both misleading/exaggerated and true.

Sources

https://tanag.substack.com/p/kids-are-starving-get-the-popcorn 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/22/gaza-aid-deliveries-looting-police-hamas/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/human-rights-watch-says-israel-is-violating-order-from-top-u-n-court-by-blocking-aid-to-gazans#:~:text=It%20said%20Israel%20was%20not,isolated%20part%20of%20the%20territory. 

Comments

I like how you picked sources with credibility. Nice work!

Answer 2

Though the source for this posting is unclear and vague, but this is a true statement. The unsourced article posted in the X tweet was a direct piece from a Washington Post article. In researching this topic, there are no images of the event, but according to the article the protesters blocked off the road in an attempt to persuade Hamas to release more hostages by blocking humanitarian aid.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/22/gaza-aid-deliveries-looting-police-hamas/

Comments

I applaud you for being able to find the source of this quote. I am curious as to how you did that. I am also curious why you think the Washington Post article is accurate. They don't post their source for who says this happened, nor is there any picture evidence. I understand that the Washington Post is not necessarily known for posting fake news, but what makes this article trustworthy enough for it to be your only source?

Answer 3

While the Twitter account this comes from might not be reliable the actual photo of the section of a Washington Post article is. The account of the person who posted this does not post his stuff but just reposts articles or photos from other users. With that, it is hard to fully trust this person for reliable facts or information. But there is a Washington Post article that does have the section that was posted on Twitter. The article though is not all about the bouncy house on the border. But it is more about the chaos that has been caused by Gaza and the Israeli war. This is a true claim but people should be cautious when it comes to photos taken out of context and posted on the internet. Especially when the person who posted it did not give any indication of where the information came from. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/22/gaza-aid-deliveries-looting-police-hamas/

Answer 4

This seems partially true. There is no proof, though, my fact-checking that Israeli protesters are using bouncy houses to block aid. Many articles show that Israeli protesters are blocking aid in Gaza. According to the Guardian, the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to take immediate measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to Gaza. The NY Times says that the Israeli government is stepping up efforts to prevent protesters from blocking aid. The X post is misleading because it makes it seem like Israelis are having a fair with treats and bouncy houses and having a good time while children in Gaza are starving.

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/feb/26/middle-east-crisis-live-gaza-israel-netanyahu-ceasefire-deal-hamas-rafah?filterKeyEvents=false&page=with:block-65dc65fd8f08345124d7ecf4

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/28/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-aid-kerem-shalom.html

Answer 5

Using Perplexity AI as an alternative method to research the veracity of the claim, I was unable to find any information regarding a source that Israel was using bouncy castles to provide aid. The original X post featured a screenshot of text, presumably from a news website, though without any source or titles. This, firstly, raises red flags that the story is manipulated, edited, or falsified content entirely to spread anti-Israel disinformation. Given the strange nature of using bouncy houses to block aid, and given the large size of the usual bouncy house, it's likely that at least some pictures would have been taken of the event, or other news sources reporting on it. Given Perplexity's inability to find a single news source of the event, I must rate the claim as false.

Comments

I like your approach on this claim. Do you think Washington Post isn't credible?