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Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-28198622
Are #GazaUnderAttack Images Accurate? No
(BBC)Neil Meads - Over the past week the hashtag #GazaUnderAttack has been used hundreds of thousands of times, often to distribute pictures claiming to show the effects of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. A #BBCtrending investigation has found that many of these images are not from the latest conflict and not even from Gaza. Some date as far back as 2009 and others are from conflicts in Syria and Iraq.