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      No, The Giza Pyramids Were Not Lit With The Palestinian Flag

      The picture of the Giza Pyramids lit up with the Palestinian flag is old and has been edited.

      By - AFP |
      Published -  24 May 2021 6:45 PM IST
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      No, The Giza Pyramids Were Not Lit With The Palestinian Flag

      Images of Egypt's Pyramids of Giza lit with the colours of the Palestinian flag have been shared thousands of times on social media alongside claims that this was done as a tribute to Palestine. The photos appeared as fresh violence erupted between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in the Gaza strip. But the claim is false: the picture is old and has been edited. Egyptian authorities also denied there was such a display of support on the pyramids.

      The posts feature a nighttime image of the Pyramids of Giza, with the colours of the Palestinian flag projected onto them.

      Also Read: Has Kristen Stewart Extended Her Support To Palestine? A FactCheck

      "Egypt showing the flag of Palestine on the pyramids," reads the caption of a tweet that has been liked more than 35,000 times and retweeted 8,000 times since being posted on May 15, 2021. The tweet comes from an account called @Arabbeau, which has more than 145,500 followers.


      Screenshot of the false tweet, taken on May 18, 2021

      The photo has also been posted on Facebook, including this post shared nearly 350 times in South Africa since it was published on May 15, 2021.

      The Facebook caption reads: "Egypt showing the flag of Palestine on the pyramids. Thank you Egypt!"

      Screenshot of the Facebook post, taken on May 18, 2021

      Similar claims are also circulating in Arabic, which AFP Fact Check debunked here.

      As AFP reports, the latest deadly conflict was sparked after clashes broke out at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound -- one of Islam's holiest sites -- after Israeli forces clashed with stone-throwing Palestinians on May 7.

      Also Read: Benjamin Netanyahu's Speech Thanking Hamas For Uniting Israelis Is Fake

      This followed a crackdown against protests over planned evictions of Palestinians in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of east Jerusalem.

      Egypt denies Giza light show

      Although Egypt has been offering humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in Gaza, the pyramids were not lit in a sign of solidarity.

      Ashraf Mohi, the head of the Giza Plateau archaeological site, confirmed that no such lighting display occurred.

      "The image circulating is composite, and the pyramids were not illuminated with the Palestinian flag," he told the AFP bureau in Cairo.

      Original photo from 2014

      An online search led to the original image on Wikimedia Commons, posted by user Ayah Ahmed in August 2014. The version on Wikimedia does not show the colours of the Palestinian flag.

      A side-by-side comparison reveals key matching details from the original photo and the manipulated version being shared in the false Facebook posts, including the light on the horizon and light patterns in the lower corners of each image.

      Also Read: Egypt's Cairo Tower Was Not Lit Up With Palestinian Flag In Solidarity

      Side-by-side comparison of the original image from Wikimedia (LEFT) with the manipulated photo

      AFP Fact Check has previously debunked manipulated images of the pyramids of Giza, including a display of the Lebanese flag following the Beirut explosion in August 2020.

      (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by BOOM staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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      Claim :   Egypt's Pyramids of Giza were lit with the colours of the Palestinian flag.
      Claimed By :  Posts on Facebook and Twitter
      Fact Check :  False
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