Social media is rife with rumours that Pakistan’s Karachi poisoned the most wanted terrorist, Dawood Ibrahim. In the meantime, some users are spreading fake screenshots purporting to be from Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister, Anwar ul Haq Kakar, which confirm Dawood Ibrahim’s poisoning and demise.
Several accounts on twitter, including Dr. Syed Rizwan Ahmed (“@Dr_RizwanAhmed“) tweeted “Here’s the official confirmation: Dawood Ibrahim is dead.” on Dec 18, 2023. The tweet has received an about 1.1M views on X.
Here’s the official confirmation: Dawood Ibrahim is dead. pic.twitter.com/AhVW81DjyX
— Dr. Syed Rizwan Ahmed (@Dr_RizwanAhmed) December 17, 2023
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that his Twitter (X) timeline does not contain any posts of this nature. Furthermore, no confirmed news report or official statement regarding this has been released by the Pakistani authorities. Such information is currently not possessed by any Indian agency or authority. Hence, the news that Dawood Ibrahim died after getting poisoned in Pakistan’s Karachi as was claimed on the social media is not at all true and unverified.
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 17, 2023
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: Rumors are making rounds on social media claiming that the most wanted terrorist, #Dawood_Ibrahim, was poisoned in Pakistan's #Karachi. Meanwhile, some users are circulating fake screenshots in the name of Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister(1/3) pic.twitter.com/UmfRuNOOcO
Intent:
Influencers are circulating self-invented stories to set their narrative and to get the spotlight on social media using #Fake screenshots without any confirmation from a valid source. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that there aren’t any of these posts on his Twitter (X) timeline. Furthermore, there isn’t a confirmed news report or an official statement regarding this from the Pakistani authorities. Such information is still lacking even from Indian agencies and authorities.
Conclusion:
Claim : Recent social media rumours assert that Dawood Ibrahim, the most wanted terrorist in Pakistan, was poisoned in Karachi. Users are purporting to have screenshots purporting to confirm that Dawood Ibrahim was poisoned and died in the name of Anwar ul Haq Kakar.
Fact : Indeed, his Twitter (X) timeline does not contain any posts of that nature. Additionally, there isn’t a confirmed news report about this or an official statement from the Pakistani government. Such data is currently lacking even from Indian authorities and agencies.
