Post shared on social media He is said to be showing a video of a Syrian media report about a 500-year-old scroll in Bashar al-Assad's house.
Verdict: False
This video shows ancient Jewish scrolls discovered in 2017.
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The Pentagon recently confirmed that 2,000 US troops are deployed to Syria, although some troops are reportedly “contingent.” According to fox news. The Pentagon's previous number was 900, but Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Rider said he learned of the new number this week, the newspaper reported.
A post shared on Facebook claims that ancient documents were discovered in President Assad's home. The video shows footage purported to be news coverage of the event.
The caption reads: “Syrian media reports on a 500-year-old ancient Torah scroll discovered in the basement of Assad's palace. Credit: Amir Tsarfati of the Telegraph.”
That claim is inaccurate. Video dates are: 2017, Tunisia Broadcaster Atesia TV reported a story about an ancient Jewish scroll that was discovered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqGHD1lZlp0
google translate The title is “National Guard Seizes World's Only Valuable Jewish Manuscript.''(Related: No, Bashar Al Assad hasn't announced he's starting his own podcast))
The man in the video is Brigadier General Khalifa Al Shaiban. Tunisian National Guard.
This video has nothing to do with the recent fall of the Syrian leader According to Basher al-Assad, after 50 years of dynastic rule, sky news. US diplomats in Syria are scheduled to meet with the group to defeat Assad.
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