Did Benjamin Netanyahu Say ‘America Deserved 9/11’? No, Clipped Video Goes Viral
A longer video shows Netanyahu was quoting Hasan Piker, who said the line in a 2019 Twitch stream, not stating it himself.
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Did Benjamin Netanyahu Say ‘America Deserved 9/11’? No, Clipped Video Goes Viral
Claim A video purportedly shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that “America deserved 9/11” during his address to the United Nations General Assembly. Screengrab from X post by @straturka Also Read: AI-Generated Video Falsely Shows Giorgia Meloni Carrying Palestinian Flag At UN Event Fact A reverse image search on keyframes from the viral video led us to the United Nations’ official YouTube channel, which published Netanyahu’s …
A video of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly shows that the U.S. deserved the Twin Tower attack. Fast Check describes this content as #True, since after reviewing the entire speech of the Israeli president, it was found that while he did say that phrase, he was actually quoting the influencer of U.S. politics, Hasan Picker, which was omitted after cutting the video.
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SIC NotíciasThe claim has been viral in the last few hours on social media, shortly after the speech of the Prime Minister of Israel at the United Nations General Assembly.
The Israeli Prime Minister was quoting a Turkish-American ‘streamer’, as can be seen in an extended version of the video.
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