{"id":24070,"date":"2025-08-22T06:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T05:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=24070"},"modified":"2025-08-22T06:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T05:41:26","slug":"viral-photo-of-pro-palestine-protesters-in-japan-al-generated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/viral-photo-of-pro-palestine-protesters-in-japan-al-generated\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral Photo of Pro-Palestine protesters in Japan, Al-generated\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim: <\/strong>A Facebook page, Muslim Player, posted a viral photo of pro-Palestine protesters in Japan, claiming that there was a demonstration in Japan for Gaza. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verdict: <\/strong>Misleading! Although Japan has supported Palestine against Israel since the start of the war,  the viral photo claiming a pro-Palestine demonstration in Japan is AI-generated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since the war broke out between Palestine and Israel on October 7, 2023, Japan has unrelentingly supported Palestine against Israel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November 2023, around 1,500 people joined a rally in Tokyo\u2019s Shinjuku Ward, calling for a ceasefire to \u201cSave Gaza,\u201d as reported by The Asahi Sh\u00ecbum<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The demonstrations were also carried out in other parts of Japan as demonstrators waved Palestinian flags, demanding a \u201ccease fire.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2024, hundreds of Japanese had organised a demonstration in front of the US embassy in Tokyo, protesting against the United States\u2019 support for Israel, according to Russia Today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Japan Times<\/a> reported in May 2025 that Tokyo staged a protest with Israel after the Israeli military fired warning shots at a group of diplomats, including Japanese, who had visited the Palestinian territory of the West Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, Al Jazeera <\/a>reported that Japanese activists had pledged to continue a daily Gaza protest, after more than 600 days of protesting against genocide.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even so, a Facebook page, Muslim Player<\/a>, posted a viral photo of pro-Palestine protesters demonstrating in Japan.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The caption on the photo reads: \u201cJapan Stands with Palestine. Demonstration in Japan for Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the photo, approximately thousands of protesters lined up on a street with Palestinian flags. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of August 13, 2025, the post had 8.2k likes, 459 comments, and 14.9k shares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A similar claim can be found here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post sparked mixed reactions among social media users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshots of the mixed reactions. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA decided to fact-check the story because it could mislead the public. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Firstly, DUBAWA conducted a Google keyword search and found that, as reported by the Tehran Times<\/a>, Japanese activists have carried out a series of protests since the war began in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, we found that Japanese activists had pledged to embark on a daily Gaza protest in July 2025, according to Al Jazeera<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA found that on August 5, 2025, Japanese activists carried out another demonstration against Israel, as reported by Arab News<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The demonstration took place in Tokyo, demanding an end to the ongoing starvation in Gaza. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it\u2019s true that Japan has been supportive of Palestine, carrying out a series of demonstrations against Israel, the viral photo shared by Muslim Player appeared too good to be true. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, DUBAWA subjected the photo to an ImgDetect, an AI-image detector tool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The result showed that the image is 99% Al-generated content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A screenshot of the result.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although there have been protests by pro-Palestine protesters in Japan, the viral photo alleging a protest is AI-generated. It\u2019s not a picture of a real protest in Japan. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claim: A Facebook page, Muslim Player, posted a viral photo of pro-Palestine protesters in Japan, claiming that there was a demonstration in Japan for Gaza.  Verdict: Misleading! Although Japan has supported Palestine against Israel since the start of the war,  the viral photo claiming a pro-Palestine demonstration in Japan is AI-generated. Full Text Since the war broke out between Palestine and Israel on October 7, 2023, Japan has unrelentingly supported Palestine against Israel.  In November 2023, around 1,500 people joined a rally in Tokyo\u2019s Shinjuku Ward, calling for a ceasefire to \u201cSave Gaza,\u201d as reported by The Asahi Sh\u00ecbum.\u00a0 The demonstrations were also carried out in other parts of Japan as demonstrators waved Palestinian flags, demanding a \u201ccease fire.\u201d  In March 2024, hundreds of Japanese had organised a demonstration in front of the US embassy in Tokyo, protesting against the United States\u2019 support for Israel, according to Russia Today.  The Japan Times reported in May 2025 that Tokyo staged a protest with Israel after the Israeli military fired warning shots at a group of diplomats, including Japanese, who had visited the Palestinian territory of the West Bank. Last month, Al Jazeera reported that Japanese activists had pledged to continue a daily Gaza protest, after more than 600 days of protesting against genocide.\u00a0 Even so, a Facebook page, Muslim Player, posted a viral photo of pro-Palestine protesters demonstrating in Japan.\u00a0 The caption on the photo reads: \u201cJapan Stands with Palestine. Demonstration in Japan for Gaza.\u201d In the photo, approximately thousands of protesters lined up on a street with Palestinian flags.  As of August 13, 2025, the post had 8.2k likes, 459 comments, and 14.9k shares.  A similar claim can be found here and here. The post sparked mixed reactions among social media users. Screenshots of the mixed reactions.  DUBAWA decided to fact-check the story because it could mislead the public.  Verification Firstly, DUBAWA conducted a Google keyword search and found that, as reported by the Tehran Times, Japanese activists have carried out a series of protests since the war began in 2023. For instance, we found that Japanese activists had pledged to embark on a daily Gaza protest in July 2025, according to Al Jazeera. DUBAWA found that on August 5, 2025, Japanese activists carried out another demonstration against Israel, as reported by Arab News.\u00a0 The demonstration took place in Tokyo, demanding an end to the ongoing starvation in Gaza.  While it\u2019s true that Japan has been supportive of Palestine, carrying out a series of demonstrations against Israel, the viral photo shared by Muslim Player appeared too good to be true.  Therefore, DUBAWA subjected the photo to an ImgDetect, an AI-image detector tool.  The result showed that the image is 99% Al-generated content. A screenshot of the result. Conclusion Although there have been protests by pro-Palestine protesters in Japan, the viral photo alleging a protest is AI-generated. 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