2013 attack on Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan falsely shared as “dangerous attack” on Netanyahu in Tel Aviv
2013 attack on Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan falsely shared as “dangerous attack” on Netanyahu in Tel Aviv
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Viral posts claim Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was seriously injured in a “very dangerous attack” in Tel Aviv and is being flown to the United States. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The main video shows a 2013 attack on Ahmed Dogan, then leader of Bulgaria’s DPS party, at a party congress in Sofia.Viral posts claim Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was seriously injured in a “very dangerous attack” in Tel Aviv and is being flown to the United States. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The main video shows a 2013 attack on Ahmed Dogan, then leader of Bulgaria’s DPS party, at a party congress in Sofia.
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From October 28, 2026, accounts in several languages, including Asif Ali (@AsifAli_Haider), Whiplash347 (@Whiplash437), America Wants to Know (@Travelodge_G), Q. (@QTruth01), Daniel Red-Pill, “Karoline Leavitt X News”, Alex West and Orlando Curioso, posted near-identical “Breaking” claims. They said Netanyahu had been attacked in Tel Aviv, had suffered severe injuries, and was being flown to the US, and that this was “clearly evident from the footage”. The original post by Asif Ali drew about 49 lakh views. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The clip of a man lunging at a speaker at a podium marked "ДПС" comes from a BBC report of January 20, 2013. It shows a 25-year-old man pointing a gas pistol at Ahmed Dogan, then leader of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms, at a televised party congress in Sofia. The gun misfired, Dogan was unharmed, and the attacker was overpowered and arrested. The Cyrillic "ДПС" logo on the podium is the Bulgarian party’s emblem, not Israeli. Fact-checkers found no credible reports of any attack on Netanyahu or of his being flown abroad. Sensational claims about world leaders spread fast through copy-paste posts, so footage should be traced to its original source before being shared.
From October 28, 2026, accounts in several languages, including Asif Ali (@AsifAli_Haider), Whiplash347 (@Whiplash437), America Wants to Know (@Travelodge_G), Q. (@QTruth01), Daniel Red-Pill, “Karoline Leavitt X News”, Alex West and Orlando Curioso, posted near-identical “Breaking” claims. They said Netanyahu had been attacked in Tel Aviv, had suffered severe injuries, and was being flown to the US, and that this was “clearly evident from the footage”. The original post by Asif Ali drew about 49 lakh views. Fact-checkers have rated the claim misleading. The clip of a man lunging at a speaker at a podium marked "ДПС" comes from a BBC report of January 20, 2013. It shows a 25-year-old man pointing a gas pistol at Ahmed Dogan, then leader of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms, at a televised party congress in Sofia. The gun misfired, Dogan was unharmed, and the attacker was overpowered and arrested. The Cyrillic "ДПС" logo on the podium is the Bulgarian party’s emblem, not Israeli. Fact-checkers found no credible reports of any attack on Netanyahu or of his being flown abroad. Sensational claims about world leaders spread fast through copy-paste posts, so footage should be traced to its original source before being shared.