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Description of suggested change: Hamas published fake pictures: https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/gaza-hunger-bilder-experten-propaganda-hamas-israel-li.3291720?reduced=true Diff:

87.70.31.206 (talk) 09:24, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 12:05, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article is a bit more nuanced and doesn't quite say that Hamas published fake pictures but overall it's a valuable source and I've added some bits from it to the article. Alaexis_¿question? 17:56, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There's a typo and incorrect linking in the October 7th section:

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KX8TNOpedia (talk) 05:28, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Day Creature (talk) 15:08, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Closing answered req per Day Creature. Please specify what is incorrect. Nubzor [T][C] 15:58, 24 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

A photo shared by Israel allegedly showing the charred corpse of a baby, the allegedly shoud be taken out of this starting sentence, all credible experts agree the photo is genuine as concurred further in the same paragraph 185.182.70.39 (talk) 18:35, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done. Alaexis_¿question? 20:54, 20 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Do we have any real information about how his happened? All I've seen is about a person seeing the body but that was after it was taken from whereever it was and it sounded like they had concluded it was in an oven. NadVolum (talk) 21:42, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All statements referencing citation 29 are grossly abusing the article, and quote mining. The articles literal title is PROOF OF RAPE yet all citations are used to attempt to disprove sexual violence 79.152.119.161 (talk) 06:26, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please remove the current statements with citation 29 and replace with the title of citation 29 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.152.119.161 (talk) 06:44, 21 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done The text of the article makes it clear that while the UN report said that some claims could not be verified, However Patten's report concludes that even though the exact scope of sexual violence can not be determined, at least five rapes occurred on 7 October. I think this is an appropriate use of the source text and it wouldn't make sense to replace it with just the title of the article. Smallangryplanet (talk) 12:33, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.ynet.co.il/digital/internet/article/byjqaqxz11x

"Relatively quietly, Elon Musk's social network X (formerly Twitter) has recently begun rolling out a new feature: a small button on the profile that displays the location where the account is based, how many times it changes username, when it was created, and where the app was installed."

"Users began clicking the new About this Account button, and discovered an entire industry of fakes that for months, and probably years, had flooded the network: influencers presenting themselves as Palestinians from Gaza, who supposedly had been under bombardment and had provided reports from the field about the difficult conditions in the Strip, with truly heartbreaking stories - turned out to be those who were not in Gaza, and were nowhere near it."

"And these are not individual accounts, but an entire industry: entire bot farms that had been operating around the clock for months were exposed at once, with "survivors of northern Gaza" who were actually from Pakistan, "residents of Rafah" from Indonesia, and "fighters of Nuhba" who uploaded their videos from Malaysia. Even accounts that presented themselves as IDF fighters fighting deep in the Strip, including "officers", "snipers" and "reservists", were revealed to be users living in cool, comfortable London."

https://www.ynet.co.il/digital/internet/article/byjqaqxz11x ~2025-35291-70 (talk) 08:22, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Smallangryplanet (talk) 12:30, 23 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There were also loads of pro Israeli sources misrepresenting themselves and presenting misinformation as well. If you do get around to getting reliable sources for your request try and choose ones that aren't trying to bias what was said thanks. NadVolum (talk) 18:32, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Description of suggested change: Heavy pro-palestinian propaganda needs to be presented as well. The article is not balanced.

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~2025-39291-44 (talk) 17:12, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. EvergreenFir (talk) 17:18, 8 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Add the sentence "Amnesty International has determined that Palestinian militants committed rape and other forms of sexual abuse during the October 7th attacks.^[1]" to the subsection Allegations of sexual violence under the section On 7 October attack, as this report credibly demonstrates that Palestinian militants did in fact commit sexual violence.

The article's phrasing in this subsection seems to imply that allegations of sexual violence on October 7th generally are misinformation, when this is simply false, given that at least some of the allegations are verified by a reliable source. RedrickSchu (talk) 23:20, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Since this article is about misinformation in the Gaza war, it is to be expected that it will cover misinformation about sexual abuse committed by Palestinian militants. This does not imply that all of the claims about sexual abuse are misinformation, and I disagree with your assessment that there is any issue with the article's phrasing. The sentence you want to add would be more appropriately placed in Sexual and gender-based violence in the October 7 attacks, which is linked in the section you refer to. Day Creature (talk) 05:15, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

We can wait and see if the article you linked to is updated, although keep in mind that there is an ongoing WP:ANI about an editor there who censored my discussion of this article and is apparently denying that sexual violence occurred, seemingly in an attempt to whitewash the terrorist acts on October 7th. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ASexual_and_gender-based_violence_in_the_October_7_attacks&diff=1327058759&oldid=1327026337 Hopefully this person is not involved in the decision making process here. RedrickSchu (talk) 13:37, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit request was declined. Non-extendedconfirmed editors can only post edit requests. They should follow the WP:EDITXY guideline. That means non-extendedconfirmed accounts can't participate in consensus forming discussions and are not involved in the decision making process here. Sean.hoyland (talk) 13:50, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, I understand, I can't be part of the decision making process, this is the last thing I will post here. Since you guys have extended-confirmed accounts, could I ask someone to make a WP:ANI on my behalf about the editor Smallangryplanet (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), who was denying that sexual assault took place on October 7th in the diff I posted above? It is really unacceptable for an editor to deny factual information from a reliable source this blatantly, especially about such a sensitive topic. Hopefully we should all be able to agree on these principles even if we have different views on the conflict. It is not a good look for Wikipedia that people like this are allowed to edit pages in contentious topics. RedrickSchu (talk) 14:18, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely no one is going to report an editor who has done nothing wrong to ANI on your behalf. If you persist in your pattern of casting aspersions, making personal attacks, and violating WP:ARBECR, you are headed for a swift block. Day Creature (talk) 14:40, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, really, this is the last question I will ask here. Can you explain please why you believe this editor "has done nothing wrong"? Do you agree with their statement on the report that "Amnesty International did not consider that it had collected enough evidence to definitively conclude that rape, as opposed to sexual assault more broadly, was committed" on October 7th, even though I presented evidence from that same report to the contrary? RedrickSchu (talk) 15:00, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You are continuing to rack up violations of WP:ARBECR with every post you make on this talk page. Day Creature (talk) 15:05, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In the section "Disinformation campaigns", as well as "Claims by Israeli officials and army", this phrase is repeated: "In June 2024, Israel's Ministry of Diaspora Affairs was revealed to have paid $2 million to Israeli political consulting firm Stoic, to conduct a social media campaign, fueled by fake accounts and often employing misinformation, targeting 128 American Congresspeople, with a focus on Democratic and African-American members of the House of Representatives. Websites were also created to provide young, progressive Americans with Gaza news with a pro-Israel spin."

If this isn't an issue feel free to let me know, but it seems to make more sense to only have it in one section, or at least change the wording. Glapsuidir (talk) 21:26, 9 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]