Viral Video of Ferrari Driving Intern Is Assad’s Relative
Ali Makhlouf with the Israeli model Michal Idan (Screenshot).
The Claim
A video depicts Ali Makhlouf, a relative of Syrian President Assad driving a Ferrari.
Emerging story
A clip has gone viral of a young man and woman driving in a Ferrari in California. Users claim the man is Ali Makhlouf, a relative of Syria’s President Bashar Assad and that the lady with him is an Israeli model.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the claim and found the circulating true. An identification of the man in the video revealed that he is Ali Makhlouf, as seen below.
Ali is the son of Rami Makhlouf, a wealthy Syrian businessman and the maternal cousin of Assad.
Furthermore, the woman with Makhlouf in the video is Michal Idan, an Israeli model based in Los Angeles, California.
Misbar’s Classification
True
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