I'm quoted in this article about misinformation and rumour in the current conflict in Israel and Gaza. Lots of dodgy content flying around. Some is malicious, some just confused. nytimes.com/2021/05/14/tec…
Often, when I point out to someone that a photo or video isn't from this conflict, the person believes me. They genuinely didn't know. But they ALSO think it doesn't matter that it's old because it still 'represents' what's happening.
Thing is, that's not an *entirely* incorrect point. It's very common for a news story to be illustrated by an old photo, for example. Yes, it says so in the caption but those captions aren't shown on the social cards generated on FB, Twitter etc. The old photo is.
But presenting old emotive images as current can also inflame tensions. For example, this photo of desecrated Torah scrolls was widely shared a couple of days ago as the result of a riot in Lod, when in fact the incident happened in 2019 in Jerusalem. 
There really were several synagogues attacked in Lod. Some were burnt out. But none of the photographs was as dramatic as the picture from 2019.
On the other hand, sometimes the image is genuine but misleading. For example, the tree that caught fire on the Temple Mount led claims that the Al Aqsa mosque had been burned down or destroyed.
https://twitter.com/ariehkovler/status/1392240306368782343
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