Claim: Visuals showing a man attacking a speaker with a gun in a congress are of an Israeli Senate member attacking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Fact-check: An old video of an attack at a Bulgarian party congress is being falsely shared as an attack on Netanyahu in the Israeli Senate - FACTLY
Verdict: the viral video, dated 19 january 2013, shows oktai enimehmedov, an ethnic turk, attempting to attack ahmed dogan, the leader of bulgaria's movement for rights and freedoms, during a party congress in sofia. the attack was carried out with a gas pistol, and enimehmedov was immediately subdued by security. this video has no connection to the israeli senate or prime minister benjamin netanyahu, hence the claim is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Murshid M
Date published: 2024-12-04T10:23:18