X user omar_alharir warned between 10:46 PM and 11:15 PM UTC on January 18, 2026, that one video circulating about Al-Hasakah events is old footage from the fifth month of last year, urging verification of all information. RNK Agency stated on X during the same period that groups affiliated with ISIS cells are broadcasting fabricated news to create chaos in the Hasakah countryside due to an ISIS prison in the city, noting the International Coalition has begun directing military aircraft over the city and countryside following American intelligence instructions, with any movement targeted. These warnings follow prior reports of emerging fake news claims in Al-Hasakah, including alleged massacres, as noted by users like Cdric Labrousse and the Syrian Ministry of Information's denial of massacre rumors earlier on January 18.
