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Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 316 words · By AP
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What to know about Photos: Gang violence displaces hundreds in Haiti’s capital

In Pictures Gang violence displaces hundreds in Haiti’s capital People in Cite Soleil neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince protest as gang violence shuts hospitals and displaces hundreds.

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What happened

In Pictures Gang violence displaces hundreds in Haiti’s capital People in Cite Soleil neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince protest as gang violence shuts hospitals and displaces hundreds.

Why it matters

Residents of the Cite Soleil neighbourhood in Port-au-Prince have taken to the streets to demand government protection after a new surge of gang violence forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over the weekend.

Common ground

Protesters said on Tuesday they had witnessed people being killed in Cite Soleil in recent days.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a new surge of gang violence forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over the weekend [in Cite Soleil]”
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Multiple independent reports from AP News and Wikipedia confirm that gang violence in Cite Soleil forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over a weekend, specifically referencing a massacre in December 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Port-au-Prince ( PORT oh PRINSS; French: [pɔʁ o pʁɛ̃s] ; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens, [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Cité Soleil massacre took place on 6 and 7 December 2024, in the commune of Cité Soleil in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This massacre was perpetrated by the Wharf Jeremie gang, leaving at least 207…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Cité_Soleil_massacre
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cité Soleil (French pronunciation: [site sɔlɛj]; Haitian Creole: Site Solèy; English: Sun City) is an extremely impoverished and densely populated commune located in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cité_Soleil
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Claim 2: “Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) said it had evacuated its hospital in Cite Soleil after intense clashes on Sunday.”
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The provided web search results for this claim returned generic doctor directories (WebMD, Zocdoc) and general gang battle history, but no specific report confirming the evacuation of an MSF hospital in Cite Soleil on a Sunday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In July 2022, an outbreak of gang violence occurred in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, leaving 89 people dead and over 74 injured.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Port-au-Prince_gang_battl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2020, Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince has been the site of an ongoing conflict. The government of Haiti and Haitian security forces have struggled to maintain their control of Port-au-Prince amid…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitian_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jimmy Chérizier (French pronunciation: [dʒimi ʃeʁizje]; born 30 March 1977), nicknamed Barbecue (Haitian Creole: Babekyou), is a Haitian rebel and reputed gang leader, former policeman, and warlord wh…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Chérizier
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Claim 3: “An undisclosed number of troops from Chad have so far been deployed.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the first GSF troops from Chad arrived in Haiti, consisting of 400 troops from the Chadian National Army.
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Claim 4: “A report published earlier this year by the International Organization for Migration estimated that more than 1.4 million people have been displaced”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to corroborate the IOM estimate of 1.4 million displaced people.
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Claim 5: “Armed gangs have tightened their grip on Haiti’s capital since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise at his home in July 2021.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources explicitly confirm that President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at his home in Port-au-Prince on July 7, 2021.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jovenel Moïse, the 43rd president of Haiti, was assassinated on 7 July 2021 at 1:00 am EDT (UTC−04:00) at his residence in Port-au-Prince. A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, mostly from Colombia, are …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Jovenel_Moïse
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jovenel Moïse (French pronunciation: [ʒɔv(ə)nɛl mɔiz]; Haitian Creole pronunciation: [ʒovɛnɛl mɔiz]; 26 June 1968 – 7 July 2021) was a Haitian politician and businessman who served as the 48th preside…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jovenel_Moïse
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martine Marie Étienne Moïse (née Joseph; born 5 June 1974) is the former First Lady of Haiti and widow of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. She served as the first lady from 7 February 201…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martine_Moïse
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Claim 6: “Police say the groups now control about 70 percent of the capital”
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One AP News report mentions a UN estimate of 60% control and street-level claims of nearly 100%, but there is no specific corroboration for the '70%' figure from other independent sources provided in the evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toussaint Louverture International Airport (Haitian Creole: Ayewopò Entènasyonal Tousen Louvèti, French: Aéroport International Toussaint Louverture) (IATA: PAP, ICAO: MTPP) is an international airpor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toussaint_Louverture_Internati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Port-au-Prince ( PORT oh PRINSS; French: [pɔʁ o pʁɛ̃s] ; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens, [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 1,200,000 in 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Port‑au‑Prince Haiti Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Pétion‑Ville, a suburb of Port‑au‑Prince, Haiti. It was announced by church president Thomas S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-au-Prince_Haiti_Temple
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Claim 7: “about 200,000 now living in overcrowded, underfunded sites in the capital.”
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Claim 8: “The Centre Hospitalier de Fontaine... had suspended operations because of the violence and had evacuated all of its patients, including 11 newborns.”
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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant, returning definitions of 'centre' and information about Fontainebleau in France, rather than the specific hospital in Haiti.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Viger Square (officially in French: square Viger) is an urban square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was greatly changed by the construction of the Ville-Marie Expressway in the 1970s. The square is d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viger_Square
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fontainebleau ( FON-ten-bloh, US also -⁠bloo, French: [fɔ̃tɛnblo] ) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located 55.5 kilometres (34.5 mi) south-southeast of the centre of Pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fontainebleau
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — La Tronche (French pronunciation: [la tʁɔ̃ʃ]) is a commune in the Isère department, Southeastern France. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration). The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Gre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Tronche
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Claim 9: “In late September, the UN Security Council approved a plan for a 5,550-member mission”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains general information about the UN but does not mention a specific plan for a 5,550-member mission approved in late September.
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web search NEUTRAL — The General Assembly is the main deliberative, policymaking and representative organ of the UN. All 193 Member States of the UN are represented in the General Assembly, making it the only UN body with…
https://unis.unvienna.org/unis/en/topics/the-un-in-general.h…
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web search NEUTRAL — The UN has been recognized as a leader of peace and human development, with many officers and agencies having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, but has also been criticized for perceived ineffective…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations
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web search NEUTRAL — The UN Human Rights Office and the mechanisms we support work on a wide range of human rights topics. Learn more about each topic, see who's involved, and find the latest news, reports, events and mor…
https://www.ohchr.org/en/indigenous-peoples/un-declaration-r…
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Claim 10: “Haiti has not had a president since Moise’s killing.”
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Al Jazeera and other sources confirm the political instability and lack of a seated president following the 2021 assassination of Jovenel Moise.
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web search NEUTRAL — Haiti is a founding member of the United Nations, Organization of American States, [33] Association of Caribbean States, [34] and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. In addition to CAR…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Haiti, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government. Haiti was the second country in the Americas, aft…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Haiti
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the latest news from Haiti with AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/haiti
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Claim 11: “The first foreign troops linked to the UN-authorised force arrived in April”
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Wikipedia and news reports confirm the arrival of the first foreign troops (specifically from Chad) for the UN-backed force in April.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 1 April 2026, the first GSF troops from Chad arrived in Haiti,[41] consisting of 400 troops from the Chadian National Army. Two Chadian battalions, for 1,500 troops total, are expected to be deploy…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_Suppression_Force
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web search NEUTRAL — The first foreign troops from a new United Nations-backed force have arrived in Haiti in an effort to combat escalating levels of gang violence in the Caribbean country.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/first-troops-un-backed-g…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2004 June - First UN peacekeepers arrive, to take over security duties from US-led force and to help flood survivors. 2004 July - International donors pledge more than $1bn in aid. 2004 September - Ne…
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-19548814
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