Claim: An image shared by the state of Israel’s official X account showed real milk cartons featuring pictures and details of an Israeli child and an infant taken hostage by Hamas in October 2023. Rating: About this rating Fake Context The official account for the state of Israel shared the digitally manipulated image supposedly showing photographs and details of children reportedly taken hostage by Hamas. The image was created using a January 2021 stock photograph of milk cartons with expiration dates in March 2021. Both agencies credited user "grandbrothers" for providing the stock image. In mid-October 2023, Israeli artists in New York City considered printing the details of the missing children on real milk cartons to raise awareness of their situation, according to a New York Times report — an effort reminiscent of milk cartons in the 1980s with images of missing children.

Source: New York Times October 26, 2023 21:20 UTC