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Woman assaulted by Dutch police at asylum centre speaks to Al Jazeera Malak Mahmoud, the pregnant woman filmed being thrown to the ground by a Dutch police officer has spoken to Al Jazeera.

Propaganda risk 40%
Claims checked 7
Techniques found 2
Topics 3

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center100%
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What happened

Woman assaulted by Dutch police at asylum centre speaks to Al Jazeera Malak Mahmoud, the pregnant woman filmed being thrown to the ground by a Dutch police officer has spoken to Al Jazeera.

Why it matters

Malak Mahmoud, the heavily pregnant woman filmed being thrown to the ground by a Dutch police officer as her Palestinian husband from Gaza was detained, has spoken to Al Jazeera.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Malak Mahmoud, the pregnant woman filmed being thrown to the ground by a Dutch police officer has spoken to Al Jazeera.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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40%
Propaganda Score
confidence: 90%
Moderate concerns. Notable use of persuasive or loaded language.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 95% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.
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Name Calling / Labeling 85% confidence
Attaching a negative label to a person or group to reject them without evidence.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing name calling / labeling helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Malak Mahmoud, the pregnant woman filmed being thrown to the ground by a Dutch police officer has spoken to Al Jazeera.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Al Jazeera and other web reports, confirm that Malak Mahmoud, a pregnant woman filmed being thrown to the ground by Dutch police, spoke to Al Jazeera.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anas Jamal Mahmoud Al-Sharif (Arabic: أنس جمال محمود الشريف; 3 December 1996 – 10 August 2025) was a Palestinian journalist and videographer for Al Jazeera Arabic, known for his frontline reporting fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anas_Al-Sharif
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli Air Force conducted numerous concerted aerial bombardment campaigns on the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war until the enactment of a ceasefire in October 2025. Since then, less frequent stri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_St…
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Claim 2: “The U.S. launched strikes against Iran on Friday in response to drone attacks on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia (2026 Iran war) and news reports, confirm the U.S. launched strikes on Friday in response to drone attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) is an Iranian government agency mandated to authorize and regulate maritime transit through the strait of Hormuz. It was founded on 5 May 2026 during the ongoi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Gulf_Strait_Authority
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Claim 3: “Nada Hamadeh, ambassador of Lebanon to the United States described the framework as "a first step on the road of restoring Lebanese sovereignty"”
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Multiple independent web sources quote Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh describing the framework as 'a first step on the road of restoring Lebanese sovereignty'.
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio along with Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors announced a framework agreement Friday that was described as a first step toward peace following months of confl…
https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2026/06/26/israel-and-leban…
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web search NEUTRAL — Speaking after the signing, Lebanon’s ambassador described the agreement as “a first step toward restoring Lebanese sovereignty,” expressing hope that it would enable displaced Lebanese citizens to re…
https://english.palinfo.com/news/2026/06/26/365624/
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web search NEUTRAL — Lebanese Ambassador to US Nada Hamadeh Mouawad welcomes the deal as a step toward restoring sovereignty. 'Israeli' Ambassador to US Yechiel Leiter says Iran and Hezbollah failed to derail the process.
https://en.royanews.tv/news/71166/Rubio-confirms-'Israel',-L…
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Claim 4: “The US military conducted strikes on Friday against Iranian military targets around the Strait of Hormuz in response to Tehran’s Thursday attack against a commercial vessel near the key waterway, according to US Central Command.”
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This claim is corroborated by multiple web search results citing US Central Command regarding strikes on Friday following a Thursday attack on a commercial vessel near the Strait of Hormuz.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Army (U.S. Army) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is designated as the army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As a part of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Army Central, formerly the Third United States Army, commonly referred to as the Third Army and as ARCENT, is a military formation of the United States Army that saw service in World…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Central
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) is the unified combatant command charged with overseeing the various special operations component commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Na…
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Claim 5: “her Palestinian husband from Gaza was detained”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that Malak Mahmoud's Palestinian husband from Gaza was detained by Dutch police during the incident.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since its foundation in 1948, Israel has been accused of carrying out genocide against Palestinians during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. A wide consensus of scholars have concluded that Israel's a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_genocide_allegatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the Gaza war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ordered mass evacuations in Gaza, which the IDF said were to "minimize civilian casualties" in its "war against Hamas", resulting in one of the lar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_evacuations
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, the delib…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide
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Claim 6: “US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon following talks held in Washington.”
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Multiple independent sources (Euronews and other web reports) confirm that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon on Friday following talks in Washington.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter speaks next to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, and Lebanon's Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh during a meet…
https://www.dw.com/en/us-lebanon-israel-sign-framework-agree…
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web search NEUTRAL — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, together with the ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon, announced on Friday a framework agreement described as an initial step toward peace after months of conflict bet…
https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/26/marco-rubio-announces-is…
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web search NEUTRAL — United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a deal framework between Lebanon and Israel after negotiations in Washington, DC. Details about the agreement remain scarce.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/26/us-announces-framew…
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Claim 7: “A U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations as well as coastal radar sites on Friday, U.S. Central Command said.”
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Multiple independent web sources report that U.S. Central Command stated U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile/drone storage and coastal radar sites on Friday.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 12, 2016, two United States Navy riverine command boats were seized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy after they entered Iranian territorial waters near Iran's Farsi I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States–Iran_naval_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian military and government sit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Central_Command
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