Seoyoung Shin

Nov 28, 2023 | annielab.org | Seoyoung Shin

A video showing men publicly unveiling women wearing niqabs while chained has been circulating on social media with various claims since a few months ago. For example, one user on X claims that it shows ISIS selling Yazidi women in slave markets in Iraq and Syria while also associating this “terrorist” practice with Hamas. This post has 2,200 likes and 1,600 reposts. On YouTube, meanwhile, it was associated with Palestinians.

Sep 18, 2023 | annielab.org | Purple Romero |Seoyoung Shin

A video showing a tornado swirling behind buildings was widely shared on social media earlier this month with various claims. Several posts on X (for example, here) said it was a typhoon that hit Japan on Sept. 8. Other posts say it was a hurricane that struck Libya about three days later (here). Another Douyin video also claimed it was a hurricane in Libya that killed 5,300 people on Sept. 12. On YouTube, a video uploader said this happened in the Philippines on Sept. 11.