RafahThe viral Google Maps images of Rafah date from February.
Google says the imagery went live in June, yet posts this week presented it as new.
Planet Labs imagery obtained by Bellingcat shows demolitions around Rafah’s municipal stadium continued through September.
Several schools near Tal as Sultan that still stood in February were demolished by September.
How each outlet framed it
- Bellingcat
- fact-checks viral claim, traces imagery to June, reveals media misrepresented old satellite data as newly available
Sources: Bellingcat