Claim: The U.S. announced it had conducted a drone strike on July 31 killing al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul. But social media posts make unfounded claims that al-Zawahiri had died in 2020 from asthma. The posts cite an unconfirmed story in a British tabloid, which reported a year later that al-Zawahiri was still alive.
Fact-check: Posts Make Unfounded Claims About Death of Al-Qaeda Leader - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the u.s. announced it had conducted a drone strike on july 31 killing al-qaeda leader ayman al-zawahiri in kabul. but social media posts make unfounded claims that al-zawahiri had died in 2020 from asthma. the posts cite an unconfirmed story in a british tabloid, which reported a year later that al-zawahiri was still alive.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Matt Spengler
Date published: 2022-08-05T20:58:12