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Viral Gaza Satellite Images Were Older Than Claimed
Original: Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery - bellingcat
Google Maps imagery showing widespread destruction in Gaza circulated widely this week after posts claimed the tech company had updated its satellite images of the territory. Open-source investigators at Bellingcat found the images were not entirely new and obtained more recent satellite imagery to compare, shedding light on the true scale of the ruins and the timeline of the footage being shared.
Why now: Posts claiming Google had released new Gaza satellite imagery went viral, prompting fact-checking about how recent the images actually were.
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Evidence
- Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery - bellingcat · bellingcat
Earlier this week, several viral social media posts and news articles stated that Google had updated satellite imagery over Gaza. But the images weren't entirely new.
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