Published October 14, 2023
There are no official statements from Qatar threatening to cut off gas supply to the world.
A video of Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, speaking in Arabic is viral with the claim that it shows him threatening to cut of Qatar’s gas supply to the world if Israel does not stop its ongoing bombardment on Gaza.
BOOM found this claim to be false; the video is over six years old, and does not show Al Thani speaking of Qatar’s gas supply at all. Instead, he is head saying, “The Palestinian cause is a cause of people who faced expulsion from their land and displaced from their country.” Furthermore, there are no official statements from Qatar threatening to cut off gas supply to the world. According to Reuters, Qatar has sent mediators to negotiate a prisoner swap between Palestinian prisoners in Israel and the hostages held by Hamas.
Islamist militant group Hamas launched one of the biggest military offensives against Israel on October 7, 2023, garnering retributive attack from Israeli forces, with ongoing bombardments on the Gaza strip. So far, the conflict has claimed more than 1300 lives in Israel, and more than 1,799 Palestinians in Gaza, which primarily includes civilians.
The seven-second long clip is being shared on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook with the caption, “Qatar is threatening to create a global gas shortage in support of Palestine. “If the bombing of Gaza doesn’t stop, we will stop gas supply of the world.”
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SOURCE: https://www.boomlive.in/fact-check/israel-gaza-palestine-qatar-hamas-idf-bomb-civilians-crisis-humanitarian-emir-sheikh-al-thani-23334
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Published October 13, 2023
Claim quickly gained attention but raised eyebrows among those familiar with Qatar and its diplomatic stance
Social media platforms were abuzz with a sensational claim that Qatar had threatened to cut off its gas supply to the world if Israel’s bombings in Gaza continued.
Let’s clarify the situation and debunk this false news:
False claim
A social media account with links to the UAE shared a post alleging that “the State of Qatar threatened to stop gas supplies to the world if the bombing of Gaza does not stop.”
The claim quickly gained attention but raised eyebrows among those familiar with Qatar and its diplomatic stance.
Debunking claim
- The account that shared this claim, known as “Qatar Affairs” (now suspended) has been previously exposed for spreading false information. It’s considered part of disinformation efforts to frame Qatar negatively.
- In reality, Qatar has consistently positioned itself as a reliable energy partner to nations globally. It has reaffirmed its commitment to providing gas supply even during international crises, such as the Russian war on Ukraine.
- During the 2017 blockade when its neighbouring UAE severed ties with Doha, Qatar pledged not to cut gas supplies to its neighbours. QatarEnergy CEO Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi stated they wouldn’t halt gas supplies to the UAE.
- Qatar has always maintained a clear separation between its business dealings and political conflicts.
- The Qatari leadership emphasizes that politics doesn’t impact their energy partnerships and commitments.
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SOURCE: https://www.samaa.tv/208732616-fact-check-has-qatar-threatened-to-stop-gas-supply-to-world-if-israel-doesn-t-stop-bombing
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This video does not say anything about Qatar cutting the gas supply to the world. It is a 2017 speech discussing Palestinian refugees. See the video below at 0:27:
Published October 12, 2023
An account previously exposed to have links with the UAE has posted fake news on Qatari threats to cut gas supplies to the world if Israel continues to bombard Gaza.
Disinformation experts have exposed an account “masquerading” as a Qatari news source that has spread false reports on an alleged Qatari threat to cut its gas supplies to the world if Israel continues to bomb the besieged Gaza Strip.
The ‘Qatar Affairs’ account shared a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday, alleging “the State of Qatar threatened to stop gas supplies to the world if the bombing of Gaza does not stop.”
The remarks raised eyebrows among Qatar watchers on social media with many calling out the suspicious account for the unverified claims.
“Qattar_affairs is an account used to try and frame Qatar in a negative light. It masquerades as a legitimate news account and the majority of its content is designed to make it look like a standard Qatar news account, but like many disinfo ops, it will occasionally include obvious disinformation,” Marc Owen Jones, an associate professor of Middle East Studies at Hamad bin Khalifa University in Qatar, told Doha News on Thursday.
The expert had already exposed the account back in 2021 and detailed the similarities it had with another account called “Qatar_Affairs”, which was suspended after the 2017 blockade on Qatar.
