“Visuals showing a recent bomb blast in which Maulana Masood Azhar, the Chief of Jaish-e-Mohammad, was reportedly killed”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Jan 2024.
FACTLY rated thisMISLEADING
What FACTLY found
There are no credible news reports or official announcements regarding the death of Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar. The visuals in the viral posts are linked to past incidents that took place in Pakistan and are not related to Masood Azhar
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 January 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 January 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
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