October 7th Massacre: False Flag Conspiracy Gains Traction Online

Hamas's October 7th attacks are falsely attributed to Israel by online conspiracy theorists.

### False Flag Conspiracy: The October 7th Attack Truther Movement
* 🌍 A new conspiracy theory alleges that Israel orchestrated the October 7th Hamas attack as a **false flag operation** to justify its actions in Gaza.
* 🗣️ This theory claims the attack was planned with **US government support**, gaining traction online despite Hamas's documented responsibility.
* 💻  The conspiracy spreads through social media platforms like TikTok and Reddit, with comments echoing the false narrative of Israeli culpability.  
* 😱  Examples include claims such as "Israel is behind all of this and the world is a stage run by the Sons of Zion," highlighting the extreme nature of these beliefs.
* 🏢 The conspiracy extends beyond online trolls; a municipal worker in Oakland, California, publicly stated that Israel murdered its own people.
* 💔  This false narrative contradicts overwhelming evidence, including Hamas's own documentation of the attacks, and ignores the tragic loss of Israeli lives.
* 🕵️ The Anti-Defamation League's vice president notes this isn't surprising, given the history of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories exploiting tragedies for hateful purposes.
* ⚠️ This highlights the dangers of online disinformation and its potential to fuel hatred and extremism.

The movement of so-called October 7th truthers alleges the Hamas massacre was a false flag operation,

that Israel was actually behind the atrocities against its own people,
to justify the attacks on Gaza.

Many allege this happened with the full support of the United States government, and this conspiracy theory is gaining traction online.

This is day 16 of your daily reminder that Israel, not Hamas, is responsible for the massacre of Israeli civilians.

On October 7th, 2023, Hamas's own documentation of the terror attacks, using

smartphones and GoPro cameras as they proudly chronicled their massacres, isn't enough to convince them.

Just search the term "false flag" on popular social media platforms like TikTok or Reddit.  You'll find comments like, "We're being told Hamas

broke through the border wall and are going around Israeli towns killing and kidnapping civilians."

This is so absolutely insane and impossible to believe. There's a 100% chance that Israel is behind all of this

and the world is a stage run by the Sons of Zion. Doesn't surprise me at all.

99%. It's a false flag to trigger World War Three." These comments are in a Reddit

forum called Late Stage Capitalism. It's a community of left-wing activists with almost a million members.

857,000, or eight thousand. But it's not relegated to online trolls hiding behind the anonymity of the internet.

This is Christina Gutierrez, a municipal worker in Oakland, California. During a city council meeting,

she stated: "There have been beheadings of babies and wrappings. Israel murdered their own people on October 7th."

That person is a city of Oakland government employee. We reached out to Ms. Gutierrez

to see if she'd like to somehow clear up her comments. We have not heard back.

But in addition to city employees at that Oakland City Council meeting, members of the public also got their chance to speak.

The notion that this was a massacre of Jews is a fabricated narrative. Many of those killed on October 7th, ma'am, your time is up,

including children, were killed by the IDF. I mean, it's really hard to believe.

Joining us now is Oren Segal. He's vice president of the Center on Extremism at the Anti-Defamation

League, which tracks extremism on the Internet and beyond. Thanks very much for coming on the program. Appreciate it.

So you literally have Hamas claiming responsibility here, right? It's not even a situation where they are denying

that they did it, and yet you still have this. I'm going to ask you if you're surprised,

but my guess is the answer is no. I'm not surprised because anti-Semitism has always appeared in a kind of bizarro world.

But we also know there's a cottage industry of trolls and others whose job it is to cast doubt on the tragedies

when they occur. From 9/11 to Sandy Hook to October 7th and everything in between.

The idea is that if you make people believe that what happened didn't happen, maybe they'll

be more susceptible to hatred and conspiracy theories. And a lot of this, as you know, is incubated in online spaces.

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The October 7th Truther Movement and its Claims

The movement alleges the Hamas attack was a false flag operation orchestrated by Israel.

They claim Israel was behind the atrocities to justify attacks on Gaza.

The conspiracy theory suggests US government involvement and is gaining online traction.

The movement disregards Hamas's documented responsibility for the attacks.

Hamas's use of smartphones and GoPro cameras to document the attacks is dismissed.

Social media platforms like TikTok and Reddit host comments supporting the false flag theory.

Comments suggest Israel's involvement and accuse the world of being manipulated.

These comments appear even in a left-wing activist community on Reddit.

The conspiracy is not limited to anonymous online trolls.

A municipal worker in Oakland publicly stated that Israel murdered its own people.

Members of the public at an Oakland City Council meeting echoed similar sentiments.

One speaker claimed the massacre narrative was fabricated and that many victims were killed by the IDF.

Expert Opinion on the Conspiracy Theories

Oren Segal of the Anti-Defamation League discusses the phenomenon.

Segal notes that Hamas has claimed responsibility, yet the conspiracy persists.

Segal explains that anti-Semitism often manifests in bizarre ways.

Segal points out a pattern of casting doubt on tragedies to spread hatred and conspiracy theories.

Segal highlights the role of online spaces in incubating these conspiracies.