FACT CHECK: Did UPenn Students Chant ā€œWe Want Jewish Genocideā€?

Joseph Casieri | Fact Check Reporter

A video shared on social media purportedly shows University of Pennsylvania students protesting and chanting ā€œwe want Jewish genocide.ā€

Verdict: False

The chant was misheard.

Fact Check:

Protesters occupied part of the A Capitol Hill House office building on Tuesday, 300 protestors were arrested, CBS News reported. The cease-fire protest was organized by a Jewish anti-Zionist group and three people were then charged with assaulting police officers.

The Twitter post purports to show a clip of protesters chanting about the Israel-Hamas conflict. The caption claims students are shouting anti-Semitic chants. The caption reads, ā€œStudents at UPenn gathered today chanting ā€˜We want Jewish genocide’ and claimed all Israelis massacred by Hamas on October 7th were legitimate targets of resistance.ā€

The caption is inaccurate. There is no credible news report that suggests these students were chanting the anti-Semitic message. The students protest group clarified their chant claiming that they were saying, ā€œIsrael, Israel, you can’t hide, we charge you with genocideā€

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The Anti-Defamation League also defended the students claiming that they were chanting a common refrain at anti-Israel rallies. (RELATED: Video Of Pakistani Air Force Is Old)

This is not the first piece of misinformation surrounding the Israeli-Hamas conflict that has been shared online. Check Your Fact debunked a claim that Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has called for the U.S. to take in refugees from Gaza.

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Joseph Casieri

Fact Check Reporter

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