Rumors swept across Mexico overnight after a violent federal operation left thirteen alleged gunmen dead in the Sinaloan municipality of Guasave, long known as the stronghold of Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, the drug lord better known as "El Chapo Isidro," in reference to his similarities with Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
For hours, social media platforms and regional outlets flooded with claims that the fugitive had been captured. By dawn, the government confirmed the scale of the firefight, but not the rumor.
