Fact Check: BTS clip of film in Gaza shared as Palestinians faking injuries in conflict with Israel

Hyderabad: A video showing people applying injury makeup on men, women and children is viral on social media. Users claim that it shows Palestinians faking injuries amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

An X premium user shared the video with the caption, “Welcome to Islamic University of Victim Card. Here you can learn how to do full makeup and cry using chemical and then blame ISRAEL. This University has special discount for women and small children. (sic)”

A Facebook user has also shared the video claiming the same.

Fact Check

NewsMeter found that the video is at least as old as 2017. It shows Mariam Saleh, a Palestinian makeup artist, working on creating the special effects in a film being shot in the Gaza Strip.

Upon a reverse image search of the video’s keyframe, we tracked down the video to a YouTube channel called I Love Israel. The video was published on February 14, 2019. A text in the video reads, “Make-up artists break gender barrier in the Gaza film Industry.”

Taking this cue, we ran a relevant keyword search and found an extended version of the video published by Turkey-based verified YouTube channel TRT World on March 2, 2017, titled ‘Palestinian film industry.’

“There are not many film productions in the Gaza Strip. But that didn’t stop makeup artist Mariam Salah from following her dream. She taught herself to make fake blood for Palestinian films breaking into a business traditionally run by men,” read the video’s description.

Hence, the viral video dates back to at least 2017 and shows behind-the-scenes footage of a movie where makeup artist Mariam Salah can be seen creating fake injuries using makeup. Hence, we conclude that the claim is false.