'Deep Grief and Rage' - Tatiana Maslany on Israel's Genocide

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1. Claim 1

   Unverifiable93% confidence▶ 0:00

   “It was very rare, even in 2024, especially in 2024, to see celebrities, actors, speaking out publicly on Palestine. Not just speaking out publicly, but getting emotional about Palestinian life. That was very rare.”

   The speaker asserts that it was very rare in 2024 for celebrities, particularly actors, to publicly speak about Palestine and become emotional about Palestinian life.

   The claim uses undefined comparative terms—especially “very rare”—without specifying the population of celebrities, the relevant venues, or a threshold for emotional expression. Contemporary reporting documents numerous celebrities and actors speaking publicly on Palestine in 2024, but it does not establish whether that activity was “very rare” under the speaker’s unspecified standard.

   • Israel and Palestine

   Sources

   • 1The celebrity ‘blockout’ over the war in Gaza, explained↗

     BackgroundSome social media users are calling out celebrities for what they say is inaction in the face of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza — and they’ve taken to a “blockout” to pressure the stars to take a stand.

   • 2Alba Flores and other Spanish actors stand in solidarity with Gaza at Goya Awards↗

     BackgroundMany notable Spanish actors, writers, directors and celebrities stood in solidarity with Palestine and called for a ceasefire in Gaza at the Goya Awards ceremony on Saturday.

2. Claim 2

   Unverifiable50% confidence▶ 0:40

   “I'm standing in front of Scotiabank, which is a you know, very complicit in the genocide.”

   The speaker asserts that Scotiabank was very complicit in the genocide.

   Scotiabank’s asset-management arm did hold a substantial stake in Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems, a documented fact that prompted protests. But “very complicit in the genocide” has no specified legal or operational threshold, and the cited reporting does not establish that Scotiabank itself has been adjudicated legally complicit in genocide.

   Checked twice, independently: the first pass returned Unverifiable and the second Misleading. Recorded as Unverifiable.

   Sources

   • 1Scotiabank's fund unit halved stake in Israeli weapons maker Elbit, filing shows↗

     BackgroundAn asset manager owned by Canadian lender Bank of Nova Scotia nearly halved its stake in Israel-based weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems in the quarter ended March from a year ago, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.

   • 2Exclusive-Canada's Scotiabank asks group to end campaign seeking Elbit divestiture↗

     BackgroundBank of Nova Scotia has asked an advocacy group to end a campaign demanding the Canadian lender divest from Israel-based weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems, accusing the campaign of spreading misinformation and saying protesters endangered staff and customers safety, according to an e-mail seen by Reuters.

3. Claim 3

   Unverifiable94% confidence▶ 1:23

   “how do we watch this happening without feeling the deep grief and rage that we are complicit in it, that we are actively creating this mass murder and supporting it ideologically and financially and militarily, like all of it.”

   The speaker asserts that the collective referred to as “we” is complicit in and actively creating mass murder while supporting it ideologically, financially, and militarily.

   The claim does not identify who “we” refers to—Canadians, governments, institutions, individuals, or some broader collective—and “actively creating” and “supporting ideologically” lack operational definitions. Reporting documents particular financial relationships and military support connected to the Gaza war, but cannot verify this broad, unspecified attribution as stated.

   Sources

   • 1Scotiabank's fund unit halved stake in Israeli weapons maker Elbit, filing shows↗

     BackgroundThe investment by Scotiabank's 1832 Asset Management had triggered protests demanding the fund manager cut its exposure to the defence contractor amid the war in Gaza.

   • 2The celebrity ‘blockout’ over the war in Gaza, explained↗

     BackgroundSince the war erupted Oct. 7 with Hamas’ deadly attacks, Israel’s military has killed more than 35,000 people in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.