A viral image shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, purports to show a Gaza crisis actor pretending to be a dead child killed by Israel amid the current Israel-Hamas conflict.

One of Gaza’s crisis actors got bored pretending to be a dead child killed by Israel.

Side note- isn’t it incredible how many days his phone battery is lasting? Considering Gaza claims to be without electricity#Pallywood #Propaganda #Hamas #Gaza_Genocide pic.twitter.com/JsJWAi5P91

— Iscah 𓂆 יסכה 🇮🇱 (@jess_ih_ka) October 25, 2023

Verdict: False

The image was originally posted to Facebook in October 2022 and shows a child participating in a Halloween costume contest hosted by Thailand’s Central Korat mall.

Fact Check:

A recent Israeli airstrike targeting a Hamas leader has killed a large number of people, according to CNN. The strike hit the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza, the outlet reported.

“One of Gaza’s crisis actors got bored pretending to be a dead child killed by Israel. Side note- isn’t it incredible how many days his phone battery is lasting? Considering Gaza claims to be without electricity,” the X image’s caption purports. In the image, an individual wrapped in a plain white sheet can be seen looking down at a mobile phone. The image has garnered over 20,000 views as of writing.

The image does not show a Gaza crisis and actor and is not linked to the current Israel-Hamas conflict, however. The image was originally posted to Facebook in October 2022 and shows a child participating in a Halloween costume contest hosted by Thailand’s Central Korat mall. Included in the post are three other photos showing the child in costume next to a friend.

Likewise, the same photo of the two children in costume was shared via the Central Korat mall’s public Facebook page in a post providing more details about the contest.

The photo does not appear in any credible news reports about the current Israel-Hamas conflict. (RELATED: Video Showing Iron Dome Is Not From Oct. 26)

Multiple claims about crisis actors staging events in relation to the current Israel-Hamas conflict have been debunked by outlets, including The Associated Press, Poynter, Politifact, and France24.

Check Your Fact has contacted Central Korat mall for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.