680,000 Dead in Gaza? Social Media Eats Up Nonsensical Analysis

['Chaim Lax', 'Originally Toronto', 'Canada', 'Chaim Moved To Israel In He Has A B.A.', 'Hons', 'In Political Science', 'History York University As Well As An Ma In Israel Studies The Rothberg International School At Hebrew University. Prior To Joining Honestreporting', 'Chaim Worked With A Variety Of Israel Advocacy Organizations In Both Canada', '.Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow', 'Class'] HonestReporting 2025-09-15 14:15:38

Key Takeaways:Social media has lately been taken by storm by the absurd claim that 680,000 Gazans (one-third of Gaza’s total population) have died due to Israel’s war against Hamas. The piece aims to besmirch the reputation of Israel and its defenders while vindicating the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health. Its algorithm comparing social media-reported deaths to other casualty lists was faulty in 30% of cases. More to come on Lancet piece published on Jan 9, 2025, claiming actual deaths in Gaza are ~70,000. Thus, this study claims that more children under the age of 5 were killed than exist in the Gaza Strip.