Fact check: Approximately 100,000 people gathered in Toronto, Canada, for a rally.

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Platform: THREADS Author: @antony.p77 --- Caption/Description --- About 100,000 people gather in Toronto, Canada in support of the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Am Israel Chai! 💙🤍🇮🇱 --- Audio Transcript (What was said) --- you ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @antony.p77 --- Caption/Description --- About 100,000 people gather in Toronto, Canada in support of the State of Israel and the Jewish people. Am Israel Chai! 💙🤍🇮🇱 --- Audio Transcript --- you --- Claims to Verify --- 1. Approximately 100,000 people gathered in Toronto, Canada, for a rally. 2. The gathering was held in support of the State of Israel and the Jewish people. 3. The event took place in Toronto, Canada. --- Verification Focus --- antony.p77 'About 100,000 people gather in Toronto' 2024 Toronto Israel rally AP Reuters 100,000 people gather in Toronto Israel support fact check Snopes PolitiFact Walk for Israel Toronto attendance numbers 2024 Toronto police estimate Israel rally attendance June 2024

Claims analyzed (3)

1. misleading: Approximately 100,000 people gathered in Toronto, Canada, for a rally.
   Official estimates from the Toronto Police Service and the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto placed the attendance at approximately 60,000 people, not 100,000. While this was a record-breaking turnout for the event, the post inflates the number by 40,000.
2. verified: The gathering was held in support of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
   The event was the 57th annual 'Walk With Israel,' organized by the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto to show solidarity with Israel and the Jewish community.
3. verified: The event took place in Toronto, Canada.
   The walk took place along Bathurst Street in Toronto, starting at Temple Sinai and ending at the Sherman Campus in North York.

Sources consulted (8)

• cp24.com — cp24.com
• jns.org — jns.org
• citynews.ca — citynews.ca
• cbc.ca — cbc.ca
• Police say 6 arrests made during Toronto's Walk for Israel — Global News
• Record crowd joins Toronto Walk with Israel as antisemitism surges — National Post
• Tens of thousands gather in Toronto for Walk With Israel amid tight security — CP24
• 60,000 take part in pro-Israel walk in Toronto, biggest turnout in history — Jewish News Syndicate

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