Overview
- The house-fire video used to claim Iddo Netanyahu was killed was posted on Feb. 9 from Park Place in Galloway Township, New Jersey, by an Atlantic County Firefighters’ Association photographer, with WPG Talk Radio confirming the blaze.
- Lead Stories, Hindustan Times and Times Now found no credible reports or official confirmation that Iddo Netanyahu, National Security Minister Itamar Ben‑Gvir or Mossad chief David Barnea were killed or injured.
- Posts alleging an attack on David Barnea relied on recycled footage from 2024 pager explosions in Lebanon, unrelated to current events, according to The Sunday Guardian and Times Now.
- Jerusalem dismissed online claims about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s death as fake news, as Iranian state‑linked outlets speculated about missile hits without verifiable evidence, LiveMint reported.
- PolitiFact reported that Ben‑Gvir posted new messages and a TikTok video stating he is alive, while an Israeli government update said false reports of his killing were intended to project Iranian reach against decision‑makers.