image shared on facebook He claims to have met with deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in Moscow, Russia.
Verdict: False
The image is from 2023 and shows him in Aleppo, Syria, after the earthquake.
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Al-Assad, the long-time leader of the Syrian Arab Republic, has been granted asylum in Moscow after his government collapsed following a rebel offensive, the media reported. Reuters. (Related article: Did pro-Palestinian protesters burn Christmas trees in New York City?)
Social media users claim the images show al-Assad and his wife in Moscow after his resignation. “New Arrival: First photo of Assad and his wife in Moscow,” one user wrote.
This claim is false. After a reverse image search, Check Your Fact found that the image dates from February 2023 and shows President al-Assad visiting Aleppo. This image is taken from a video titled “Summary of President Bashar Al Assad's visit to Aleppo earthquake victims!”
“Watch | Summary of President Bashar al-Assad's visit to Aleppo earthquake victims: “It is natural to politicize the situation. We have no human feelings,” reads part of the video description. It is written.
It was announced that a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023, killing 53,537 people in Turkey and about 6,000 people in Syria. Associated Press. This is not the first time an earthquake has struck Aleppo. The 1822 earthquake killed 10,000 people in Aleppo.
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