FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show Tupac And Osama Bin Laden

An image shared on X claims to show deceased rapper Tupac Shakur and deceased terrorist Osama Bin Laden together.

The most unbelievable link ups in history.

1. Tupac Shakur and Osama Bin Laden pic.twitter.com/xT0qDy06FJ

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Verdict: False

The image has been photoshopped. It does not show Bin laden and Tupac together.

Fact Check:

The Biden administration is reportedly in talks with the Taliban to swap an aide of Bin Laden for Americans detained in Afghanistan, according to the Daily Mail.

Social media users are claiming to show Tupac and Bin Laden together. One user wrote,”The most unbelievable link ups in history. 1. Tupac Shakur and Osama Bin Laden.” (RELATED: Did The New York Post Publish Headline About Elon Musk Not Wanting White Males To Get Hired?)

This claim is false. The image has been photoshopped. Check Your Fact could not find any instance of Bin Laden and Tupac ever meeting. Vanity Fair reported in 2011 that the image went viral after Bin Laden’s death in Pakistan, alongside a litany of conspiracy theories.

The image has been circulating since 2008, according to Snopes. The original image of Bin Laden matches this one that was taken in 2008, per the outlet.

Check Your Fact was able to find what appears to be the original through a reverse image search and a keyword search. Snopes also found the image.