video Shared by X It claims to show student protesters holding Hamas flags at George Washington University.
George Washington University flies Hamas flag. The American flag has been removed.
Lock everyone up!!! pic.twitter.com/QvNm0A1bUo
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Verdict: False
That claim is false. The original video, shared as a short clip on YouTube, shows student protesters holding Palestinian flags. Additionally, Hamas’s flag is solid green, while the Palestinian flag features black, white, and green stripes and a red triangle.
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As the war with Hamas continues, the United States has reportedly halted transfers of “some weapons” to Israel. Reuters. The move came amid Israeli military offensives in Rafah and talk of a possible ceasefire, the newspaper reported.
The X-video, which has been viewed more than 700 times at the time of writing, purports to show student protesters raising Hamas flags at George Washington University. “The George Washington University flies the Hamas flag. The American flag has been removed. Lock everyone up!!!,” the video’s caption reads. Video shows student protesters at the university hoisting red, white, green and black flags from a nearby flagpole.
However, this claim is false.of original videoA video shared as a short clip on YouTube shows student protesters holding Palestinian flags. The title of the video reads in part: “George Washington University in DC has collapsed.” “The American flag has been removed [and] The Palestinian flag is displayed.”
according to Britannica, The Palestinian flag features “three equal horizontal stripes from top to bottom in black, white, and green, and a red triangle with a base along the flag.” Hamas’s flag is all green and “reflects its Sunni Muslim identity” and features “the white calligraphy of the shahada, which can be translated as ‘There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God.'” new arab indicates. Therefore, the two flags are not the same.
Similarly, “Check Your Fact” did not find the referenced video. Recent reliable news Regarding the pro-Palestinian protests occurring at American universities, the opposite is actually true. Misbar A May 7 article also reported that a video showed students holding a Palestinian flag instead of a Hamas flag.
Additionally, George Washington University I haven’t done it publicly commented on Regarding the alleged video. (Related: Did the University of Rochester announce it would sever academic ties with Israel?)
Check Your Fact has reached out to George Washington University for comment and will update this article accordingly.
