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Reported claim

“The attack on Iran on February 28, 2026 killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”

high confidence 18 outlets · 58 reports

Held steady; reporting was consistent but did not move the assessment.

Belief History

Apr 19 Jul 9

Sources

Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
Jun 29, 2026
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
Jun 29, 2026
Hurriyet Daily News supports medium reliability
Apr 12, 2026
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
Apr 10, 2026
Middle East Eye supports medium reliability
Apr 10, 2026
Strategic Culture Foundation supports low reliability
Apr 10, 2026
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
Apr 6, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Apr 3, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Apr 3, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Apr 2, 2026
The Guardian World supports high reliability
Apr 1, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 30, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 30, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 30, 2026
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
Mar 29, 2026
TASS English neutral low reliability
Mar 28, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 28, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 27, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 27, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 26, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 26, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 26, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 25, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 25, 2026
Al-Monitor supports medium reliability
Mar 25, 2026
Karim Sadjadpour (aggregated) supports medium reliability
Mar 25, 2026
Daily Sabah supports medium reliability
Mar 25, 2026
Times of Israel supports medium reliability
Mar 25, 2026
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
Mar 25, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 25, 2026
TASS English uncertain low reliability
Mar 25, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 25, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 25, 2026
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
Mar 20, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 19, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 19, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 19, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 18, 2026
France 24 English supports medium reliability
Mar 18, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 18, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 18, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 18, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 18, 2026
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
Mar 18, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 18, 2026
RIA Novosti supports low reliability
Mar 18, 2026
Iran International supports medium reliability
Mar 17, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 17, 2026
Al Jazeera Arabic supports medium reliability
Mar 17, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 17, 2026
Al Jazeera supports medium reliability
Mar 17, 2026
TASS English supports low reliability
Mar 16, 2026
Mohammad Marandi (aggregated) supports medium reliability
Mar 13, 2026
Trita Parsi (aggregated) supports medium reliability
Mar 5, 2026
Trita Parsi (aggregated) supports medium reliability
Mar 3, 2026
Michael McFaul supports medium reliability
Mar 2, 2026
Elijah Magnier supports medium reliability
Mar 2, 2026
Mark Dubowitz (aggregated) supports medium reliability
Feb 28, 2026

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