🔥 Rising misinformation now
“Pakistan cancels its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia over a delayed $50 billion payment”, attributed to AFPFalse709,373 views on top post⬆ +61% since the 25 Oct 15:00 briefAR TR EN✅ “The US is closing its embassy in Saudi Arabia and ordering all staff and their families to leave”Misleading118,702 views on top post⬆ +9% since the 07:00 brief, 26 OctEN AR PT RU HE✅ “86% of Riyadh flights cancelled”, shared as the current situationMissing context35,025 views on top post⬆ new in the 26 Oct 15:00 briefEN AR FA TR🆕✅
Updated · 26 Oct 2026, 15:00 Riyadh
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🔎 Source Check | Episode 3: Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal)

🔎 Source Check | Episode 3: Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal)

📰 Posts "BREAKING" claims at high speed, leans on "reportedly" and unnamed sources, shares videos and images unchecked, and has deleted posts without a public correction
❌ Of seven claims we reviewed, mostly about Saudi Arabia and the Gulf: 4 false, 3 misleading
👁 The posts still available have more than 28M views combined

⚖️ In fairness: he often names his source. The accurate label is amplifying without verification.
⚠️ Bottom line: treat his "breaking" posts as unconfirmed until an original source confirms them.

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