Social media accounts recently published a video clip showing the image of Syrian singer Abdul Basit Al-Sarout on the Burj Khalifa, claiming that it is real, coinciding with the “Deterrence of Aggression” operation.
Kashif verified the video via “Google Images” tool and found that it was produced by one of the “Capcut” application templates and that the claim is fabricated.
TikTok accounts posted a group of videos of the same template as the “Capcut” application, Kashif’s team noticed a technical problem, as the image of Sarout appears out of frame at the beginning of the video.
The factions of the Syrian revolution announced on 8/6/2019 the killing of Ahad Abdul Basit al-Sarout, nicknamed as the singer and guardian of the revolution, due to wounds he sustained during battles with regime forces on the Tal Malah axis in the northern Hama countryside, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The opposition factions announced on Wednesday 27/11/2024 the start of a military operation called “Deterrence of Aggression.” On Sunday 8/12/2024, they announced in a statement broadcast on state television the liberation of Damascus and the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule. The opposition added that all detainees had been released.
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