| Title: | New York billboard with messages on Israel, Ukraine is fake |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.343L2L7 |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | November 15, 2023 |
| Description: | A video spread across social media purports to show an animated digital billboard in New York City with the slogan “Stand With Israel” pushing aside the words “Stand With Ukraine” in November 2023. But the clip is doctored, the latest in a wave of disinformation about the conflicts involving the two countries; the company that owns the sign said it has run no such message, and images AFP and others captured of the display show an advertisement for a movie. |
New York billboard with messages on Israel, Ukraine is fake
A video spread across social media purports to show an animated digital billboard in New York City with the slogan "Stand With Israel" pushing aside the words "Stand With Ukraine" in November 2023. But the clip is doctored, the latest in a wave of disinformation about the conflicts involving the two countries; the company that owns the sign said it has run no such message, and images AFP and others captured of the display show an advertisement for a movie.
