No, US special forces didn’t lead the Mexican operation against ‘El Mencho’ – Truth or Fake

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Following Mexico’s military operation against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which killed drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias "El Mencho", AI-generated pictures and fake news have flooded social media – not least, the rumour that the operation itself was carried out by the United States. Emerald Maxwell explains what's real in this edition of Truth or Fake.