Accounts on social media circulated a report claiming that the Israeli army had sent warnings to evacuate Damascus International Airport.
The fact-checking team reviewed the official accounts and platforms of the Israeli army, along with published military statements and updates, and found them free of any notice or warning relating to the evacuation of Damascus International Airport. No official announcement or statement confirming what was circulated was found.
The fact-checking team also traced the source of the claim and the path of its spread, and found that the circulated posts rested on allegations unsupported by any official or reliable sources, with no field facts or declared statements backing the claim.
Why is this claim false?
Fabricated news: The claim rested on a report with no basis in official sources, and it was circulated in a breaking-news register suggesting an imminent military warning, in order to stir confusion among travellers and the public.
