An image shared on Facebook claims to show deposed Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad in Moscow, Russia. Social media users are claiming an image shows al-Assad and his wife in Moscow after he was deposed.

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A Dec. 9 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife walking with several people. The post purports to show the ousted president after fleeing the ...

The claim: Image shows suspected Moscow concert hall gunman 'Sam Shevchenko' A March 24 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows an image of a man with blond hair holding a rifle beside ...

Speculations about coups and rebellions in Russia have been constant throughout the full-scale war. All of them, except one, were wishful thinking. The latest rumor shared by British tabloids suggests ...

Reuters Fact Check - A video compilation of an explosion in 2023 and a fire in 2024, both in the Crimean peninsula, has been falsely described online as showing blasts in Russia’s capital Moscow in ...

Social media users are sharing a video which they claim shows Moscow gearing up for a massive attack on Ukraine, following Kyiv's strikes on Russian military airfields in early June. The posts say ...

A Sept. 8 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a video of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro descending from an airplane wearing a coat, gloves and a winter hat. “The latest news, ...

There is no evidence Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling sold her mansion in the UK and bought a flat in Moscow because of her gender-critical views, contrary to what posts on social media say. A ...