Claim: South Africa has accused Israel of genocide over its actions against the Palestinian people in Gaza and taken the case to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. But a video circulating on social media of a child eating grass has nothing to do with the case – it's been online since at least early 2022.
Fact-check: Old video of child eating grass unrelated to current conflict in Gaza and South Africa's genocide case against Israel
Verdict: false
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Mary Alexander
Date published: 2024-01-19T00:00:00