Fact check: Palestinian citizens can kidnap, rape, and murder innocent civilians and College Campus protesters will continue to support them and blame Israel.

1. Summary of the results

The original statement significantly oversimplifies and mischaracterizes a complex situation. While there is documented evidence of war crimes committed by Palestinian armed groups on October 7, including civilian killings, hostage-taking, and sexual violence ^{[1] [2]}, the characterization of campus protesters' response is inaccurate. Data shows that 97% of pro-Palestinian campus protests were nonviolent, with only 8% of college students participating ^[3].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

Several crucial pieces of context are missing:

• University Leadership Stance: Many university presidents explicitly condemned Hamas's actions as "evil" and "terrorism" ^[4]
• Protest Goals: The majority of campus protests focused on specific policy demands such as:
• University divestment from Israel
• Calls for ceasefire in Gaza
• Palestinian liberation ^{[3] [5]}
• Student Diversity: Many student protesters explicitly reject antisemitism and violence ^{[6] [7]}
• Verified War Crimes: Amnesty International confirmed at least 260 people were killed at the Nova Music festival, with verified video evidence of civilians being attacked and taken hostage ^[1]

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The statement contains several misleading elements:

• False Generalization: It incorrectly suggests uniform support for violence among campus protesters, when evidence shows diverse perspectives and predominantly peaceful protests ^{[3] [6]}
• Selective Focus: While some controversial incidents occurred where students celebrated the October 7 attacks ^[8], this represents a minority view rather than the mainstream protest movement
• Political Context: The narrative of widespread support for terrorism has been promoted by specific political figures like Netanyahu and Trump ^[5], who benefit from portraying the protests as uniformly antisemitic
• Oversimplification: The statement ignores the documented complexity of campus dynamics and student perspectives ^{[6] [7]}, reducing a multifaceted situation to a simple, inflammatory claim