CLAIM: The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan announced Monday that he is seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, as well as three Hamas leaders, over actions taken during the Israel-Hamas war. A panel of three judges will now decide whether to issue the warrants and allow a case to proceed. Such decisions typically take two months.
THE FACTS: Social media users are misrepresenting the warrants’ status, including that of Netanyahu, by claiming that they have already been approved by the ICC.
“BREAKING: The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu,” reads one X post that had received more than 6,400 likes and shares as of Monday.
Who is Jacob Zuma, the former South African president disqualified from next week's election?
New bibliography catalogs about 8,600 antique Traditional Chinese Medicine books
Germany's Scholz calls for fair competition and warns against dumping during China visit
Zheng Qinwen stopped in U.S. Open quarterfinals, Wang Xinyu into doubles semis
Britain's new bonkers EV: Callum Skye is an £80k electric buggy built in Warwickshire
Chess Preview: China's world champion Ding seeking first Asian Games gold
Maritime Silk Road art festival opens in Quanzhou
Chinese university holds free feasts with 2.5 tonnes of fish
Why US Catholics are planning pilgrimages in communities across the nation
Box office hit sparks boxing frenzy