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FACT CHECK: Posts falsely claim Palestine ‘removed’ from Google, Apple maps

Summary by Ground News
The Facebook post that bears the claim was posted on October 31. Google and Apple did not delete Palestine from their respective maps, as there was no Palestine label to begin with. Google said it does not label the borders for Palestine due to the lack of clear consensus across international governing bodies on its territory. The post revived similar claims that circulated in 2016, 2020, and 2021.

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FACT CHECK: Posts falsely claim Palestine ‘removed’ from Google, Apple maps

Claim: Google and Apple recently removed Palestine from their worldwide maps.  Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post that bears the claim was posted on October 31. As of writing, it has 439 shares and 234 reactions.  The post says: “BREAKING: Google maps and Apple maps officially removed Palestine from worldwide maps.” The post was shared amid the ongoing conflict – now on its fifth month – between Israel and the Palestinian …

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