Rumors and misinformation about Syria are spreading widely online, from faked photographs to Russian propaganda.
Misinformation and rumors about the unfolding situation in Syria are spreading online, from faked photos to Russia n propaganda.
It's been confirmed that Bashar al-Assad has been offered asylum in Russia, with the Kremlin confirming that Putin had authorized the offer—though without having any plans to meet him.that the ex-president's plane was shot down as he fled the country. The plane does, images from air traffic tracker Flightradar24 show, appear to have descended to an altitude of 1,070 meters over the rebel-held city of Homs before its tracking systems were disconnected.
Meanwhile, another widely-circulated but now-deleted picture purported to show a bearded prisoner found in a hole deep underground at the notorious Saydnaya Prison. The TikTokfact-checker Full Fact, the photo predates the liberation of the prison and is clearly AI-generated, with the full video including a giant spider—a bit of a giveaway.
Meanwhile, according to the Center for Countering Disinformation, Russia is actively spreading the narrative that the Ukrainian military is actively involved in the worsening security situation in Syria."These so-called 'investigations' by Russian propagandists are purely fabricated, lacking any evidence or basis in reality," it said in a
Russian efforts at disinformation over Syria are nothing new. Two years ago, an investigation by the Institute for Strategic Dialoguethat a Russia-backed network of conspiracy theorists was sending thousands of disinformation tweets.
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