Viral audio deepfake falsely claims Bashar al-Assad ‘apologised’ to Syrian people

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In today’s edition, FRANCE 24's Vedika Bahl debunks two fake stories about the ousted Assad dynasty circulating online. In one, a fake audio track claims to show Bashar al-Assad renouncing his post and apologising to Syrians before he fled to Russia. And in another, a fake video claims to show the public hanging of the former president’s "cousin" in a town square.