In the ongoing conflict between Hamas and the Israel Defence Forces, now entering its third month, significant developments have transpired. The IDF has successfully cleared the northern Gaza Strip of the Hamas terror group, with the focus of the conflict now shifting to central and south Gaza. Concurrently, global supporters of Hamas are vigorously endeavoring to cast Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in a negative light.
Amid this warfare, a Time Magazine cover has surfaced on social media, contributing to the efforts to vilify Netanyahu. The cover bears the headline, “Killer of the Year: Responsible for War Crimes, Crimes of Apartheid, Crimes of Genocide.” This image is circulating widely, fueling the narrative against the Israeli Prime Minister amid the protracted and multifaceted conflict in the region.
Member of the Muslim Law Board, Ilyas SQR shared an image on X with the caption, “Cover Story of Time Magazine. Pls share and repost this.”
https://twitter.com/dr_sqrilyas/status/1739126935484027253?s=46
An actor with leftist ideology Sushant Retweeted the photo shared by Ilyas SQR.
Chay Bowes tweeted, “Some of us have understood the Western Client Media’s enabling role in conflict for a long time. We’ve tried to point it out but have often then fallen victim to its rage. Now the world sees it for what it is, an essential tool in the brutal forever war apparatus. Tune out.”
Some of us have understood the Western Client Media's enabling role in conflict for a long time. We've tried to point it out but have often then fallen victim to its rage.
— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) December 10, 2023
Now the world sees it for what it is, an essential tool in the brutal forever war apparatus. Tune out. pic.twitter.com/SDHg4wR4dv
In addition to the aforementioned individuals, the Time Magazine cover featuring a photograph of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been disseminated by Nur Al-Alam, Nonak, Danial American, Bashiru, Samer, Rania, and Danny Haiphong. The image has been actively shared across various platforms, amplifying its impact within the discourse surrounding the ongoing conflict.
Nataniyahu has been awarded the Killer of the year, 2023 by the Time magazine?#InvokeGenocideConvention pic.twitter.com/6efpLbYkaI
— Nur Al Alam, 🍉 (@NurAlAlam) December 25, 2023
Killer of the year time Magazine Award Goes to BiBi pic.twitter.com/TzotBwwFQk
— Bashiru Ja'afar (@JaBashiru) December 24, 2023
Killer of the year Netanyahu choice of Time magazine deserves salutation of the whole world @POTUS44 @POTUS45 @POTUS @BernieSanders @georgegalloway @PutinDirect @MbSofKSA @trpresidency @MoeedNj @OryaMaqboolJan @SSEHBAI1 @ashoswai @amanpour @FareedZakaria https://t.co/BXFwtxiLv4
— Danial American (@DanialAmerican) December 24, 2023
And the winner is the one and only Netanyahu @TIME pic.twitter.com/5zRepGngnw
— Sam (@Jordaneesh) December 20, 2023
Genocidal psychopath award of the century, actually! https://t.co/AxfInTiQAq
— Rania (@umyaznemo) December 20, 2023
Bibi Netanyahu: Mass murderer of the year! pic.twitter.com/BDsuBkgGDy
— Danny Haiphong (@SpiritofHo) October 30, 2023
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Fact Check
Before delving deeper into this narrative, it is essential to clarify that Time Magazine traditionally designates an individual as the “Person of the Year” and features their photograph on the cover. Our investigation commenced by scrutinizing news reports using relevant keywords such as ‘Time Benjamin Netanyahu Killer of the Year.’ However, no credible reports have emerged to corroborate the claim that Time Magazine has bestowed the title “Killer of the Year” upon the Israeli Prime Minister.
Furthermore, our investigation revealed that Time Magazine has conferred the title on Taylor Swift. Swift garnered widespread attention in 2023, fueled notably by her highly successful Eras Tour, which presented a formidable challenge for Ticketmaster to manage. Additionally, her reissuing of the 2014 album “1989” set new sales records, while her association with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce also contributed to the headlines.
Subsequently, our inquiry extended to the origin of the viral image featuring the Israeli Prime Minister, revealing that it was likely generated by artificial intelligence. Content Scale, a website specializing in content analysis, determined with a 91 percent probability that the image in question was crafted using AI technology.
In summary, the photograph circulated by Hamas supporters, asserting that Time magazine declared Benjamin Netanyahu as the “killer of the year,” is unequivocally fake. Substantial evidence suggests that the image was likely fabricated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
| Claim | Time Magazine named Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as the killer of 2023 |
| Claimed by | Sushant Singh, Ilyas SQR and others |
| Fact Check | Fake |
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