Blood libel is a false and antisemitic accusation that Jews murder Christians, especially children, to use their blood for religious rituals, such as Passover. This harmful trope has been used for centuries to incite hatred and violence against Jewish people, but there is no evidence to support it; the accusation is a fabrication that has been officially condemned by many governments.
Definition: The blood libel is a false and centuries-old antisemitic trope.
Accusation: It falsely accuses Jews of murdering Christians to use their blood in religious rites.
History: It has been used to persecute and incite violence against Jewish communities for many years.
Truth: There is no factual basis for the claim, and it has been disproven and officially condemned by numerous governments, such as the Ottoman government in the case of the 1840 Rhodes blood libel incident, which investigated and debunked the accusation.