Pages on social media platforms circulated a report claiming that Internal Security had arrested the TikTok user known as Abu Abd al-Rahman and his wife, Umm Abd al-Rahman.
The fact-checking team reviewed the official accounts of the activist Abu Abd al-Rahman and found that he had posted a video on his official page denying the circulating reports, stressing that neither he nor his wife had been detained. Internal Security issued no statement or official announcement confirming the alleged arrest, which contradicts the information provided by the direct source.
Why is this claim misleading?
Invented news: The claim relied on an arrest report that traces back to no reliable source and spread despite being denied by the person concerned himself on his official account, in order to suggest a security incident that never took place.
