Social media pages circulated a report claiming the Kremlin had announced that Maher al-Assad did not obtain Russian citizenship, and that his legal status was limited to humanitarian asylum.
The Kashaf team verified the claim through keyword searches on the Kremlin's official website and official accounts, alongside a review of trusted Russian and international media coverage, and found no statement or remark supporting the claim. Tracing the report's spread showed its first source was the "Souria al-Ghad" page, known for publishing misleading information, before other accounts relayed it without reference to any official source.
Why is this claim false?
Fabricated report: The claim lacks any official basis or trusted source establishing the authenticity of the statement attributed to the Kremlin.
