FIGHT DISINFORMATION: Comprehensive ongoing list of the most prevalent viral imagery of Syria falsely attributed to the Israel-Gaza war.
This image is of child victims of the Assad regime's gas attack against Eastern Ghouta a decade ago, not Israeli or Gazan victims of war.
This is a video of children in the Assad-besieged Yarmouk, Syria from a Syrian documentary called "Little Palestine" from nearly a decade ago.
Though these children are mostly of Palestinian descent, this is Syria, not Gaza.
This viral image is from the ruins of the Omari Mosque in Daraa, Syria from a decade ago. The mosque was attacked by Assad regime forces.
This is not a mosque in Gaza.
This video (very distressing) is of a Syria Civil Defenseman saving a baby in the aftermath of this year's earthquake in northern Syria.
This is in Aleppo Governorate, not the result of missile strikes in Gaza.
This is a video of a Syrian child whose relatives died in the Assad regime's siege of Aleppo a decade ago.
This is not a video from Gaza and is nearly 10 years old.
This is a video from early this week of the Assad regime indiscriminately using Russian-provided heavy artillery on the town of Ariha in northern Syria.
This is not imagery from Gaza nor Israel.
This is a video from 2016 of Assad regime soldiers in Aleppo being targeted by Syrian resistance fighters.
This is not a recent video of Israeli soldiers being attacked by Hamas, and vice versa.
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Tonight, the Senate votes on Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to become Director of National Intelligence.
Here's a quick thread recap of who exactly Tulsi is.
In November, after Tulsi's nomination was publicized, Russian state media immediately began loudly lobbying in her favor.
Several former aides spoke out with concerns about Tulsi regularly reading and sharing articles from RT (Russia Today), even after being advised it was unreliable.
ABC obtained a memo from Gabbard to her staffers which lamented the United States' 'hostility toward Putin.""
JUST-RELEASED: In further written questioning, Sen. Warner asks Tulsi if she was aware that the foundation that paid $20000 for her trip to Italy is chaired by Pierre Louvrier, a Russian oligarch-connected businessman.
Tulsi says she doesn't recall.
Warner follows up by saying Louvrier's assets in Russia are literally on his Wikipedia page.
Tulsi says she doesn't recall.
Sen. Heinrich confronts Tulsi for lying to him in the public hearing that she was unaware that the pro-Assad Grand Mufti in Syria she met in 2017 had threatened to unleash suicide bombers on the US.
Tulsi says she doesn't recall.
Sen. Gillibrand confronts Tulsi over her comments calling Japan's efforts to enhance its defense infrastructure "escalatory" (Japan is a key American military and intelligence partner).
Incredibly bizarre: Tulsi told Sen. Capito that her infamous 2017 trip to visit Assad in Damascus was actually scheduled for Lebanon, but she ended up in Syria by accident.
Sen. Kelly calls BS here and then politely eviscerates Tulsi for obviously lying.
To be clear, the idea that Tulsi's Syria Nazi Party-sponsored trip was supposed to go to Lebanon and not Syria is the most ridiculous and transparent lie she's spewed yet.
From my recent piece on her connections to the Assad regime:
Tulsi privately making this claim to senators is bold. Her bizarre relationship with Assad and his supporters is clear and well-documented.
If "I was supposed to go to Lebanon" is the best excuse she can conjure up, it spells trouble for her. thehill.com/opinion/white-…