Pages and accounts on social media circulated a report accompanied by a still image, alleging that 11 members of the Syrian army were killed in an attack by ISIS that targeted a military sleeper bus on the Palmyra road.
The fact-checking team reviewed the circulating report through keyword searches, contact with official bodies, and reliable sources, and found that what occurred was a traffic accident on the Damascus - Deir ez-Zor road between a Syrian army sleeper bus and a civilian bus that killed several people, with no information indicating any armed attack in the area.
Why is this claim misleading?
False connection: The claim attributed a traffic accident involving a military sleeper bus on the Damascus - Deir ez-Zor road to an alleged ISIS attack, to suggest active militant operations in the area and mislead the public about the cause of the accident.
