“Photo of Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma al-Assad in Moscow, Russia after rebels toppled his Government in Syria.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 6 Dec 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
The photo shows Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma, visiting Syrian earthquake survivors in the city of Aleppo in February 2023. Although reports suggest that Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia, this viral photo is old and unrelated to his asylum in Russia.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 December 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 10 December 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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