London: A British newspaper has revealed that the image of the dead face of Al-Qaeda head Osama bin Laden, aired on the Pakistani TV channels and then used by the British newspaper websites, is fake.
The photo aired on different websites claiming to be bin Laden’s corpse has used two different photos, which has been used online for the last two years, The Guardian revealed.
The image claiming to show bin Laden’s dead body has been on the internet since 2009. Several British newspaper websites used the photo on their front page; however, they were quickly forced to omit the photo as the fake image was published on Twitter.
The newspaper said the fake photo was first used on “themedialine.org,” the Middle East online newspaper, on April 29, 2009. The editor had stated that, he could not make sure whether the published photo is genuine or fake.
Since 2009, several conspiracy forums have insisted that the photo was not fake and have accordingly claimed that the Bib Laden was killed.
Reuters news agency used the real image of Bin Laden was taken in 1998.
Earlier on Monday, United States President Barack Obama announced that bin Laden was killed by the US special forces after he was found hiding in a compound in Pakistan.
Meanwhile, a US official says bin Laden’s body has been buried at sea, alleging that his hasty burial was in accordance with Islamic law, which requires burial within 24 hours of death.
This is while burial at sea is not an Islamic practice and Islam does not determine a timeframe for burial.
Later, Pantagon announced that the videotaped of Bin Laden’s burial in the North Arabian Sea would be released.
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