{"id":1590975,"date":"2022-08-05T12:10:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T16:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1590975"},"modified":"2022-08-05T12:10:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T16:10:18","slug":"fact-check-did-dwayne-johnson-send-this-tweet-about-al-qaida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-dwayne-johnson-send-this-tweet-about-al-qaida\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Dwayne Johnson Send This Tweet About Al Qaida?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-dwayne-johnson-send-this-tweet-about-al-qaida%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1590975&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Dwayne_Johnson-e1637235069305.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10166518054650072&#038;set=a.10150603981480072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid%3D10166518054650072%26set%3Da.10150603981480072&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1659639608643000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3X0TAmkGKkFhR9FbqYPAoj\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims actor Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson sent a tweet that reads, \u201cThe hierarchy of power in Al-Qaeda is about to change.\u201d<br \/><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence Johnson sent such a tweet.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. conducted a drone strike in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan on July 31 that killed Al-Qaida leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/08\/01\/politics\/joe-biden-counter-terrorism\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. Al-Zawahiri, who was reportedly deeply involved in the planning of the 9\/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, had been named the leader of the terrorist group following the death of former leader Osama bin Laden in 2011, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>An image shared on Facebook claims Johnson recently offered his thoughts on the operation. The image shows what appears to be a screenshot of an Aug. 1 tweet from his verified Twitter account that reads, \u201cThe hierarchy of power in Al Qaeda is about to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence to suggest Johnson sent such a tweet. Check Your Fact searched his verified account but found no record of it. There is likewise nothing resembling the tweet on <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220802181313\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/therock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived versions<\/a> of his account from Aug. 1. Check Your Fact found no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=The+Rock+The+hierarchy+of+power+in+Al+Qaeda+is+about+to+change&#038;rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS820US820&#038;ei=_jXtYqrTCNKoptQPuPCD8AI&#038;ved=0ahUKEwiqyvTogLD5AhVSlIkEHTj4AC4Q4dUDCA4&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=The+Rock+The+hierarchy+of+power+in+Al+Qaeda+is+about+to+change&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6BwgAEEcQsAM6BwgAELADEEM6CggAEOQCELADGAE6DAguEMgDELADEEMYAjoSCC4QxwEQrwEQyAMQsAMQQxgCOggIABCPARDqAjoICC4QjwEQ6gI6BAguEEM6BAgAEEM6CAguELEDEIMBOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToRCC4QgAQQsQMQgwEQxwEQ0QM6BQgAEJECOggILhDUAhCRAjoFCAAQgAQ6CAguEIAEELEDOg4ILhCABBCxAxCDARDUAjoLCC4QgAQQsQMQ1AI6CAguEIAEENQCOgsILhCxAxCDARDUAjoLCC4QxwEQrwEQkQI6CwguEIAEEMcBEK8BOggIABCABBCxAzoLCC4QgAQQsQMQgwFKBAhBGABKBAhGGAFQrwRYqhlgthtoBHABeACAAY8BiAH9CZIBBDAuMTCYAQCgAQGgAQKwAQrIARPAAQHaAQYIARABGAnaAQYIAhABGAg&#038;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">credible news reports<\/a> about the actor commenting on the death of Al-Zawahiri.<\/p>\n<p>The fake tweet may be a reference to a similar <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therock\/status\/1296979799789903879?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a> posted by Johnson to promote the DC Comics film \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt6443346\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Adam<\/a>\u201d in 2020. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/06\/14\/fact-check-the-rock-trump-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Dwayne Johnson Wear A \u2018Keep America Trumpless\u2019 Shirt?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The hierarchy of power in the DC UNIVERSE is about to change.<br \/>BLACK ADAM arrives TOMORROW at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DCFanDome?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DCFanDome<\/a>.<br \/>He\u2019s coming to crush them all. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManInBlack?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ManInBlack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BLACKADAM?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BLACKADAM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2jiHT62jED\">pic.twitter.com\/2jiHT62jED<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock\/status\/1296979799789903879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One of the Twitter users who originally spread the graphic later told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SiddhantAdlakha\/status\/1554240615923204096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">another user<\/a> that Johnson \u201cdid not post this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I want to make it clear that he did not post this<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Siddhant Adlakha (@SiddhantAdlakha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SiddhantAdlakha\/status\/1554240615923204096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not the first time the actor has been the subject of misinformation on social media. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/06\/14\/fact-check-the-rock-trump-shirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> an image from June 2022 that allegedly showed The Rock wearing a t-shirt with the phrase \u201cKeep America Trumpless.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Facebook claims actor Dwayne \u201cThe Rock\u201d Johnson sent a tweet that reads, \u201cThe hierarchy of power in Al-Qaeda is about to change.\u201dVerdict: FalseThere is no evidence Johnson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1590975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1590975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1590975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1590975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1590975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}