A series of photographs showing the wealth of an Arab billionaire and what reminds him of his owner after death is popular on the Internet. We have verified whether these photographs are indeed related to Nasser al-Kharafi.

The text accompanying the selection reads: “Kuwaiti billionaire Nasser al-Kharafi has died. And he left his wealth. Pay attention to the last picture...” In the first seven pictures we see gold, precious stones, bundles of banknotes, an airplane and other luxury items. And the series ends with a photograph of a more than modest gravestone on bare ground. The meaning is revealed in one of the versions of the publication: “But, as St. Zeno of Alexandria said, “no matter what you do, you will not take any of it with you.”

The photo series was widely circulated on social networks: Facebook, “VKontakte” (publications from 1800, 2700, 5500 And 19,000 views) and Twitter. On the resources "Out of town" And "I cried"The hero of the story is named Sheikh Nasir Ul Hiraki. There are more photographs in the last two sources.

The main peak of attention to a series of photographs about the deceased occurred in 2021. However, the most famous Nasser al-Kharafi - a very real person - passed away ten years earlier. By that time, the Kuwaiti tycoon occupied 77th on the Forbes list with a net worth of $10.4 billion. Let's take a closer look at many of these shots.

1. Photo of shelves full of gold bars taken at the Bank of England Museum. Similar angles can be seen in report BBC is from there.

2. An image of a table with many dollar bills appears in an article entitled “Border Patrol Detains Two for Cash Smuggling” on the official website US Customs and Border Protection.

3. Photo of a luxurious bedroom on the website Amazon illustrates Stark brand products. There are no mentions of al-Kharafi on this page.

4. In the collage with vehicles in front of us is actually a standard image of the Bugatti Chiron from the manufacturer’s official website, the 65-meter Main yacht, owned by fashion designer Giorgio Armani, and the Falcon 2000EX aircraft.

5. The staircase, decorated with Swarovski crystals, is familiar to those who have sailed on a cruise ship. MSC Fantasia.

Photos of other luxury items featured in this and similar collections about the Kuwaiti billionaire were analyzed in detail by fact checkers AFP, as well as Indian resources Factly And India Today.

Judging by images from Google Street View of the cemetery where it was buried Nasser al-Kharafi, the photograph presented in theory could refer to the grave of a Kuwaiti billionaire, but there is no evidence of this. More importantly, not a single other photo in the collection is associated with him.

Cover photo: social networks