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China 'broke through' Israeli blockade to deliver aid to Gaza Strip.

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by Apprentice (1.0k points)
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No, China has not "broken through" an Israeli blockade to deliver aid to Gaza. This claim originated in a TikTok video from @globalpaulx and was perpetuated by a number of social media posts. Such news regarding such a heavy topic would be reported on widely, but a quick Google search renders these claims false. Yahoo, a sometimes-reliable source of media, reported on these social media posts and said there was no aid delivered from China. It linked to the second website shown below, which is a news article from the last time China gave aid to Gaza back in February.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/know-claims-china-broke-israeli-175600860.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ0NuiKHGtccrjbSeDtZQnMiZwM7Ltr556-RfjFXi3H2kQ3D0DMj7VhjSNYJEb2NT_dGV1Jrpb_JEdhvramgUFixzgXce1hsEUlaboMqJyjentSawLiMVjHDW9MVpkh6JLypyI9z9ItCKLRlBBwJL2MZz7BGxxRRyAx7qFsUYpjN

https://english.news.cn/20250219/a55206ed362944b49c23f362cee8527f/c.html#:~:text=The%20humanitarian%20assistance,shipment%20reaches%20Gaza.
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ago by Newbie (420 points)
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This is a very solid fact check. You did a great job clarifying the misinformation within this claim. I liked how you traced the claim all the way back to TikTok, and clarified that such big news would be reported on much more widely. Solid work breaking down misinformation.
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by Novice (840 points)

This claim is not true. The sources listed are from unrelaible sources and as stated by CNN, "A breakthrough in negotiations with U.S President Donald Trump and China." This breakthough allows for Trump to start "high-levle" negotiations with China. The sources listed for this claim have no factual evidence and entirly satire. Unfortunatly there is no other availble information with this claim. 

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You have the right idea by calling out unreliable sources and mentioning satire, which is helpful. But the part about Trump and China doesn’t relate to the claim about Gaza and is outdated. It would be stronger if it focused more clearly on the false claim and used up-to-date sources like France 24 or Reuters to back it up.
by Apprentice (1.0k points)
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You did a great job of identifying the claim and pointing out the a key factor in identifying a false claim: lack of reliable sources. Your factcheck could be significantly more helpful if you provided a reliable source to back your answer.
by Apprentice (1.1k points)
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You're on the right track by pointing out the lack of reliable sources and recognizing the satire, which is key when spotting false claims. Just be sure to stay focused on the actual topic like your mention of Trump and China feels off-topic here. It would also really strengthen your fact-check if you linked to a credible, up-to-date source like Reuters or AP to back it up. Overall, nice start i would just tighten it up and support it with somw solid evidence.
by Novice (670 points)
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I agree on the lack of sources you just lost me a little with the mention of trump im unsure how that has to do with the claim something that would make this claim better is some evidence on the part about trump and how it relates otherwise this fact check is pretty good.
by Apprentice (1.0k points)
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This comment is good but could use some revision and clarification. You are right about Grindr threatening expose them for the falcity but mentioning CNN and Trumps negotiations is irrelevant. Severable words are also misspelled causing this to have less reliability.
by Novice (580 points)
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This is a good start to the claim by stating it is not true and how negotiations have started. Although I would have gone deeper with analysis of what that means and how it agrees with your claim of the topic being false.
by Novice (640 points)
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Thanks for pointing out the lack of credible sources behind the claim. You make a strong case by noting the satire and misinformation, and I liked how you referenced CNN to clarify what’s actually happening. One suggestion would be to double-check spelling and grammar to strengthen your point even more—especially words like “unfortunately” and “entirely.” Overall, your response shows good attention to media literacy.
by Novice (990 points)
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You did a really strong job at using examples and good points for why this was not true. I don't think the part about trump relates to this question and causes more confusion but other than that this was good! If that was backed with evidence, it would be more reliable.
by Novice (770 points)
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I thought this was a very well written response. I really liked how you referenced CNN, which is a very reliable source. I did become a bit confused about what the Trump and China sentence was referring to, but I can appreciate how you are trying to identify the reason that someone would spread this false claim. Overall great job.
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by Newbie (470 points)
The sources you listed are not reliable, a quick search for an actual news source would have proven your statement wrong. France 24 a news outlet in France states that China did not violate Israel's aid blockade.

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20250519-no-china-did-not-violate-israel-s-aid-blockade
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by (100 points)
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I agree with this. You clearly call out the lack of reliable sources and do a good job providing a credible one, France 24, to directly counter the claim. I especially like how you add the link so people can do a quick search themselves, which promotes good fact-checking habits.
by Novice (580 points)
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I agree with your idea. I saw the France 24 report stating that China did not violate Israel's aid blockade—thanks for pointing that out. Misinformation spreads too easily these days
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by Newbie (280 points)

The claim that China "broke through" the Israeli blockade to deliver aid to Gaza is false. No credible evidence from trustworthy news organizations, official Chinese or Israeli government sources, or international humanitarian agencies supports this assertion. Major outlets such as Reuters, BBC, and Al Jazeera, which closely monitor the region, have not reported any such event. While China has expressed support for humanitarian aid to Gaza, all aid deliveries are typically subject to strict coordination with Israel and Egypt, and any unauthorized breach of the blockade would be a major international incident with widespread media coverage and diplomatic repercussions.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/china-sending-emergency-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza/3021783

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/xi-pledges-more-gaza-aid-at-chinese-summit-with-arab-leaders?

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by Novice (700 points)
The claim that China broke through the Israeli blockade to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip is false and has been debunked. There was a video of an account posting that Chinese military flew over Egypt to airdrop aid into Gaza. However, the aircraft in the video was a U.S. C-17, not Chinese.
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by Innovator (64.1k points)
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What are your sources? Please cite them in-text and provide hyperlinks. Thanks!

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