00:00This viral video doesn't show Palestinians fleeing Gaza to Sweden.
00:07A video has been circulating widely on social media allegedly showing a group of Palestinian refugees arriving in Sweden by plane, supposedly fleeing the war in Gaza.
00:18Posts sharing the video like this one contain anti-immigrant and anti-Palestinian rhetoric.
00:23They claim that the people in the video are wearing Western attire and appear willing to assimilate Western customs, which people sharing the video say they will soon cast aside.
00:33Once their stomachs are full, they will wear knitted caps, build mosques and say, this country belongs to our forefathers, the post on X says.
00:41Other posts sharing the video praise Sweden for accepting Palestinians and urge others to leave Gaza as soon as possible.
00:48Nevertheless, regardless of the caption shared with the video, the claim that the people depicted are refugees fleeing the war is false.
00:56The video actually shows members of the Rawahel charity association's under-14 football team, which is based in the West Bank, not Gaza.
01:05The charity posted the same video to its TikTok account on the 10th of July, with the caption, to Sweden.
01:10Its TikTok bio says that it's a Palestinian sports association that aims to foster talent and fulfill children's dreams of traveling.
01:17A browse of the charity's posts across different social media channels, including TikTok and Instagram, shows that the team has been on an extensive tour of Europe.
01:26Their first stop, for example, was in France, with photos showing members of the team posing in front of the Eiffel Tower.
01:32Other posts put the team in Gothenburg in Sweden, and more reputable reports state that stops in Denmark and Norway are up next as part of a tour that will last 46 days.
01:42As the Israel-Hamas war continues, so too does the stream of disinformation targeting those most affected,
01:49which is often combined with an anti-immigration narrative for maximum exposure.
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