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Vedika BAHL

No, these images don't show 40,000 international Hezbollah mercenaries

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This week, Israeli media mentioned IDF concerns about "40,000 Hezbollah fighters" from Iraq, Syria and Yemen hiding in the Golan Heights, waiting for Hassan Nasrallah's call to join the fight. Based on this claim, a number of online accounts began posting false videos and photos to illustrate the supposed militia contingent. These images are dated, out of context and dangerously misleading. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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