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Fact check: 'Israeli official' pager post in Ireland was satire

Original: Fact Check: Ivgeni Zarubinski Is NOT An Israeli Foreign Ministry Official Who Posted About Activating Pagers in Ireland -- He's A Satirist

A social media post about activating pagers in Ireland, attributed to an Israeli Foreign Ministry official named Ivgeni Zarubinski, has been flagged as false. Fact checkers say Zarubinski is not a ministry official at all but a satirist, and the post should not be treated as a statement from the Israeli government.

Why now: The post echoed the Israeli pager attacks against Hezbollah, causing alarm before the satirical origin was confirmed.

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• Fact Check: Ivgeni Zarubinski Is NOT An Israeli Foreign Ministry Official Who Posted About Activating Pagers in Ireland -- He's A Satirist · yahoo.com

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