Fact Check: Truth Behind ‘500-Yr-Old Torah Scroll In Bashar al-Assad Basement’ In Syria
Claim: A 500-year-old Torah scroll was discovered in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's basement after he fled Syria.
Fact: The claim is false. The video is old and shows Tunisian authorities intercepting an antiquities smuggling operation involving a 15th-century Torah scroll.
Hyderabad: On December 3, 2024, reports surfaced that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled the country following the rebel capture of Damascus, marking the end of his 24-year rule. Reports claimed that the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group launched a swift offensive, bringing an end to over five decades of Assad family rule. Amid speculation, it was later reported that Assad and his family sought asylum in Moscow, with Russia granting them refuge on humanitarian grounds
In the wake of this political upheav...