Pages on social media circulated a report claiming that loud explosions had been heard around Damascus.
The fact-checking team verified the claim by contacting a local source, who explained that the sounds came from fireworks. A review of official and open sources also showed no data confirming that explosions had taken place in the area.
Why is this claim misleading?
Inaccurate interpretation: The claim presented sounds coming from fireworks as the roar of loud explosions around Damascus, without any official or open-source data confirming that explosions had occurred, in order to suggest that the security situation in the area had deteriorated.
