The photo was posted here on X, formerly Twitter, on October 10 and has since been shared more than 1,100 times.
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“Israel air force drops white Phosphorus bombs on Gaza,” reads an Instagram post published on October 11, 2023.
“Researchers Find COVID Vaccines Causally Linked to Increased Mortality, Estimate 17 Million Deaths,” says a September 28, 2023 headline from the Epoch Times, a website that has previously spread misinformation about vaccination and the pandemic.
The claims circulated after University of South Carolina biologist Phillip Buckhaults appeared before a state panel September 13, 2023 to discuss his research on messenger RNA (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccines.
“Flowers are now star(t)ing to bloom in Antarctica and experts say this is not good news. This would be the first evidence of accelerated ecosystem response in Antarctica that is directly associated as a consequence of global warming, according to Nicoletta Cannone, a professor of ecology at the University of Insubria,” says a September 21, 2023 post on X — formerly Twitter — by the Daily Loud.
“Taylor Swift arrived in Jacksonville with Travis Kelce today,” says a September 17, 2023 Facebook post with thousands of interactions.
“The emergency broadcasting system under FEMA is going to be activated… it’s not a test,” says conservative influencer Kendall Bailey in a September 19, 2023 Instagram reel with more than 20,000 likes. “It’s going to be sending these high-frequency signals… with the intention of activating nanoparticles including graphene oxide.”
“#USTaxpayerMoneyAtWork. Sacked #Ukraine defence minister #Reznikov partying on a yacht moored off the #CoteDAzur, maybe spending some of those millions he’s stolen? Meanwhile Ukrainians he press ganged are sent to die every day. #NotOneMoreDimeForUkraine,” says a September 10 post published on Twitter — now rebranded as X.
On September 11, 2023, a Facebook page with more than 7,000 followers shared the clip with the caption “Lionel Messi speaking clear and concise English. Can your GOAT ever?”.
The video was published here in a news report by Hong Kong media outlet AM730 on August 25.