Accounts on social media sites circulated a claim regarding the death of the Turkish national "Hasan Aksoy", describing him as a commander among the foreign fighters in Syria, and the director of the Turkish "IHH" organisation in Syria.
The fact-checking team reviewed the claim and searched the available sources, and it became clear that Hasan Aksoy was responsible for the files of the "IHH" organisation in Syria and worked in the relief field, and was not a fighter or a commander among the foreign fighters in Syria. The available information also indicates that he died in Turkey after suffering from cancer.
Why is this claim misleading?
An error in identity attribution: The claim relied on presenting the deceased in the capacity of a "commander among the foreign fighters", contrary to the relief nature of his work, in order to change the significance of the report for the recipient.
