Pages and accounts on social media circulated a report claiming that Latifa al-Droubi had been appointed dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Damascus University.
The fact-checking team reviewed the announcements and decisions issued by Damascus University and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and found nothing establishing the appointment of Latifa al-Droubi as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Digital tracing further showed that the circulating post originated on a satirical Facebook page before being recirculated as a genuine news report.
Why is this claim false?
Changing the context: The claim rested on a post published by a satirical Facebook page, which was then recirculated outside its satirical frame as a genuine news report, suggesting an official administrative decision that appears nowhere in the material issued by Damascus University or the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
