Much of social media is a sewer. Sure, there are a meaningful amount of good things, but bigotry, racism, and stupidity are in the ascendancy. Here’s one example, from X (formerly Twitter) that has been making the rounds again this week.

Here are some key facts:

1. Before October 7, Gaza’s population was around 2 million.
2. Of these, 332,000 were under the age of 5.
3. This means the claim is that more kids have died in the war than existed!
4. In the real world, the Gazan population is higher than it was at the start of the war.

Despite the ridiculous claim, this post has had 67k likes and been reposted 36k times. It has had 3 million views.

Did any of these people stop to think where all the dead bodies are? Gaza has been pumping out videos – many fake – about the suffering they are allegedly enduring. Amazingly, with an over-abundance of modern phones with cameras, there are no videos supporting the claims made above. Not one.

The people responsible for these claims – and those promoting them – have blood on their hands.

Welcome to the sewer!