Viral claims that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been assassinated began circulating on social media on Monday after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it had struck his office in Tel Aviv using Khaibar ballistic missiles. The rumours spread rapidly, with some posts claiming the Israeli leader had been killed and others alleging he had fled to Germany, but none of these claims was supported by verified evidence or official confirmation.
The speculation intensified in the vacuum created by Netanyahu's limited public visibility during an acute security crisis—a period marked by relentless missile exchanges following the joint US-Israeli strikes on Saturday that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Netanyahu's office was swift to respond, dismissing the IRGC's claims as 'fake news' and stating that the office remained intact.
