There Is A List

There Is A List refers to a moment from a November 2023 video released by the Israeli Defense Forces showing Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari walking through what was described as a Hamas tunnel beneath a Gaza hospital. During the video, Hagari pointed at a calendar on the wall and declared "There is a list," claiming it documented shifts for Hamas terrorists guarding hostages1. The phrase and the video quickly became a meme after Arabic speakers pointed out the calendar simply displayed the days of the week in Arabic, not any names or shift schedules2.

The meme format typically involves showing the original footage of Hagari pointing at the calendar while overlaying humorous captions or music that mock the claim. Parodies range from adding sitcom theme songs to the clip to creating fake "lists" that comically misinterpret mundane items as evidence. The rapid debunking and the perceived absurdity of the original claim made There Is A List a notable example of propaganda being quickly countered through internet humor3.

The There Is A List format typically involves taking the original Hagari footage or creating similar setups where someone points at an everyday object and dramatically declares it to be evidence of something. Common variations include overlaying comedic music like sitcom themes, adding fake subtitles that reinterpret mundane items as suspicious, or recreating the scene with obvious non-evidence like grocery lists or children's drawings. The humor comes from contrasting the serious military presentation with the absurdity of the actual content.