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What is the truth of a report attributed to AFP about sending Syrian fighters to Yemen?

What is the truth of a report attributed to AFP about sending Syrian fighters to Yemen?

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Pages on social media circulated a news item citing a report by the "Agence France-Presse" agency, claiming that Syria intends to send thousands of fighters to Yemen in return for monthly salaries of up to 1500 dollars.

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The "Kashaf" team checked the claim by reviewing the original report and official sources, and it emerged that the circulated figures and financial details do not appear in it.

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Meanwhile, the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied the existence of any plans to send fighters to Yemen.

Why is the news misleading?

Distortion of content: Adding figures and financial details that did not appear in the agency's original report, and attributing them to it, makes the news misleading.