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October 9 2024
The alleged Mel Gibson post is fake. He has no active social media accounts, and similar claims have been debunked by his representative before.
What is the claim?
A screenshot of a social media post allegedly shared by actor Mel Gibson is circulating online, featuring a modified Israeli flag. In the image, the Star of David is replaced by an hourglass symbol. Above it, text attributed to Gibson reads, “Soon the end and they know it, that’s why they want to destroy everything in the way (sic).”
One such Facebook post includes a viral screenshot with the caption, “The American actor of Australian descent. Mel Gibson. ‘Mel Gibson, in a tweet from the deepest tweets: They will be extinct soon, so they destroy everything in their path! The whole world found out their truth.’” Archived versions of similar Facebook posts can be found here and here.
The image is also being shared on X (formerly Twitter) with similar claims, and the archived versions can be viewed here, here, and here.
Screenshot of viral posts circulating on social media. (Source: X/Facebook/Modified by Logically Facts)
However, the viral post is fake. Our investigation found that Gibson does not have any active official social media accounts.
How did we find it?
Although the purported post's format resembles a Facebook layout, Logically Facts did not locate any active official accounts for Mel Gibson on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
Our search for recent reports regarding Gibson’s alleged statement yielded no relevant results. In 2006, Gibson apologized for antisemitic remarks made during his arrest for drunk driving in Los Angeles. Aside from that incident, there have been no recent statements from him concerning Israel amid the ongoing conflict involving Hamas and Iran.
We have contacted Gibson’s publicist for a comment and will update the story upon receiving a response.
It is noteworthy that this same screenshot went viral in 2023 and was debunked by Reuters and AP News. At that time, Gibson’s representative, Alan Nierob, confirmed, “It is a fake post, as Mr. Gibson does not have any social media platforms.”
Logically Facts has previously debunked similar false statements attributed to Gibson, which can be found here and here.
The verdict
A fake screenshot of a social media post falsely attributed to American actor Mel Gibson is circulating online, claiming he stated Israel 'will end soon.' Currently, Gibson has no official social media accounts, and we found no evidence of him making such statements about Israel.
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