We’re all guilty of this at times. At the outset of the Russia-Ukraine War, some videos of war footage were debunked as fake; some could reach that conclusion without a professional analysis. Yet, our friends at RedState pointed out some clues that could have raised some eyebrows before the community note was slapped on this viral photo of a pro-Hamas supporter being a “True queen.”
I don't know who she is but she's iconic. A true queen. pic.twitter.com/muEjEgmrTz
— René #FreePalestine 🟥🚩🇵🇸 (@rcmoya84) May 2, 2024
It's something liberals would latch onto like a barnacle. It’s a picture of a woman putting on lipstick, using the police shield as a mirror. It earned at least 147,000 likes on Twitter. Bonchie at RedState noted that the woman’s hair wasn’t blue or masked, which should have raised alarms. It turns out it’s an old photo of a woman from the country of Georgia. Twitter slapped the image with a fact check:
147,000 likes for a picture that isn't of a pro-Palestinian protester.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) May 3, 2024
This is from the country of Georgia some years back. She's not Palestinian or an American. You could tell by the fact that she's not wearing a mask and her hair isn't purple. https://t.co/5l424i3rOR
The Parliament in Georgia is trying to pass a russian-style law again that would block their EU path, and Georgians aren’t really fond of it pic.twitter.com/xJnfFfNRjW
— Mira of Kyiv 🇺🇦 (@reshetz) April 20, 2024
This post makes no claims as to the origin of the photo; however, the author shows a Palestinian flag in their bio, and so this tweet/photo plausibly could be interpreted to be referring to current protests.
However, this picture is from the country of Georgia in April 2024
As you know, being masked to the nth degree is a requirement to either be a participant at these demonstrations or one of their safety monitors, which have acted like the Sturmabteilung, blocking Jewish students’ access on campus grounds.
Watch out for ‘Pallywood’ antics. It always gets those antisemites hook, line, and sinker.