Thread by @fadiquran

Here’s one powerful thing the @AP can do in response to Israel’s destruction of its offices in #Gaza:

Mobilize the @APFactCheck team to start fact-checking statements made by the Israeli military & politicians. Almost none of Facebook’s US based fact-checking partners… (1/2)

….are engaging in fact-checking disinfo coming from the region, even though a majority of IL’s strat-comms revolves around maintaining a subset of Americans deeply misinformed about this conflict.

@APFactCheck, as a @Facebook partner, can ensure misinfo is.. (2/5)

….actually labeled and corrected on the platform.

You can even start with fact-checking misleading claims about how the @AP office in Gaza was a hub for terrorists.

P.S. @faresakram — you should push for this.

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This work will also support journalists & human rights organizations on the ground, who often exhaust themselves correcting false & misleading claims.

Apart from continuing to report from #GazaUnderAttack, moving in this direction will be optimal.

cc:
@AFPFactCheck
@Reuters