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| Fake news story prompts Pakistan to issue nuclear warning to Israel Fake news story prompts Pakistan to issue nuclear warning to Israel | |
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| A fake news story has touched off a Twitter confrontation between nuclear powers Pakistan and Israel. | A fake news story has touched off a Twitter confrontation between nuclear powers Pakistan and Israel. |
| The exchange took place following the publication of a fake story headlined “Israeli Defense Minister: If Pakistan send ground troops to Syria on any pretext, we will destroy this country with a nuclear attack”. | The exchange took place following the publication of a fake story headlined “Israeli Defense Minister: If Pakistan send ground troops to Syria on any pretext, we will destroy this country with a nuclear attack”. |
| The story appeared on 20 December on the site AWD News. | The story appeared on 20 December on the site AWD News. |
| In an apparent response to the story, Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif sent a warning to Israel on Twitter that “Pakistan is a nuclear state too.” | In an apparent response to the story, Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif sent a warning to Israel on Twitter that “Pakistan is a nuclear state too.” |
| Israeli def min threatens nuclear retaliation presuming pak role in Syria against Daesh.Israel forgets Pakistan is a Nuclear state too AH | Israeli def min threatens nuclear retaliation presuming pak role in Syria against Daesh.Israel forgets Pakistan is a Nuclear state too AH |
| Israel’s defense ministry tweeted back on Saturday, saying the original story was “totally fictitious.” | Israel’s defense ministry tweeted back on Saturday, saying the original story was “totally fictitious.” |
| @KhawajaMAsif reports referred to by the Pakistani Def Min are entirely false | @KhawajaMAsif reports referred to by the Pakistani Def Min are entirely false |
| AWD has been identified by fact-checking organisations as a fake news site. | AWD has been identified by fact-checking organisations as a fake news site. |
| Israel maintains a policy of nuclear ambiguity, neither confirming nor denying the existence of an arsenal but is widely believed to have its own nuclear weapons. Pakistan became a nuclear power in 1998. The countries have no diplomatic ties. | Israel maintains a policy of nuclear ambiguity, neither confirming nor denying the existence of an arsenal but is widely believed to have its own nuclear weapons. Pakistan became a nuclear power in 1998. The countries have no diplomatic ties. |
| There was no immediate reaction from Pakistan to Israel’s response. | There was no immediate reaction from Pakistan to Israel’s response. |
| Earlier this month a fake news story about a child abuse ring prompted a gunman to fire shots inside a pizza restaurant in Washington. | Earlier this month a fake news story about a child abuse ring prompted a gunman to fire shots inside a pizza restaurant in Washington. |
| Associated Press contributed to this report | Associated Press contributed to this report |