After the demise of the decades-long Assad rule over Syria, his escape and subsequent asylum in Russia have been filled with rumors.
To begin with, Bashar Al-Assad and his family were on a plane that, on approach to a Russian air base, turned off the transponder, leading many to believe his plane had been shot down.
Since arriving in Russia, his wife Asma has been said to be either asking for divorce and longing to go back to her native UK or else suffering from a terminal disease.
Now, a Russian Telegram channel has made headlines around the world with the claim that Assad may have been poisoned.
This has sparked fierce online speculation about the fate of the Syrian dictator.
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