video Shared by X It claims to show the new Syrian government fighting.
Newly appointed Syrian “government” holds first official meeting! pic.twitter.com/OT3s8keCXD
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Verdict: Misleading
This video is from August 2024, before the new Syrian government took office. The video appears to have been shot in rebel-held territory before the fall of the Assad regime.
Fact check:
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for countries to unite in support of Syria's new government, days after rebels led by Sunni Muslim groups overthrew the government of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad. Ta. new york times.
Social media users claim it shows the new Syrian government fighting each other. One user wrote: “Newly appointed Syrian 'government' holds first official meeting!”
This claim is misleading. Through a reverse image search, Check Your Fact discovered that this video is from August 2024. facebook. (Related: Ben Shapiro didn't say potential genocide of Syrian Christians was a 'good thing')
“Friendly advice…next time you have a meeting, it would be better to hand out boxing gloves at the door instead of pens and paper.Obviously, some disagreements need to be resolved “in person.” ” reads part of the post.
Syria Human Resources Department reported It claimed the video took place in rebel-held territory.
“In the city of Afrin, north of Aleppo, a physical fight broke out inside the Gaziantep University branch between a delegation from the Syrian Interim Government led by Minister of Justice Haboush Rata and a group of lawyers belonging to the Free Lawyers Council. '', the website reported.
A new interim government was recently formed, with Mohammed al-Bashir named prime minister, according to reports. BBC News. This means that a “newly appointed Syrian government” will be inaugurated during December.
