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2024-01-14 08:01:04 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8F4ECFA279E5CEF25F7FC248A73FEE943F221B58B07D5D59E2481957EE66A488
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This video is old and has been circulating the internet since at least February 2022. It has been fact checked by multiple sources, it is believed that the child may be originally from Syria, not Palestine. It is commonly reposted, naming various locations. https://newsmobile.in/articles/2022/09/17/fact-check-does-the-viral-video-of-boy-eating-grass-show-post-flood-situation-in-pakistan/ https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/viral/fact-check-the-video-of-a-child-eating-grass-has-nothing-to-do-with-the-recent-food-crisis-in-pakistan-due-to-floods/ https://youtu.be/OVbIRFOA-dA?si=BnL_Xn3hSO3vMvqr
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