← OFAC ISIS-K 134-Address SDN Batch (July 2026)reviewed 2026-10-27 · 11 claims checked
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What an automated fact-checker found when it re-read OFAC ISIS-K 134-Address SDN Batch (July 2026) against the sources the page cites. Only the most recent review is shown.
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disputed
2 claimsThe reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. This is a lead, not a ruling that the claim is false.
- #5[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“2015-09”
reviewerTimeline: OFAC designates ISKP as an SDGT organization in September 2015, cited to Treasury press release sb0537.Chainalysis says September 2015, but a search summary of a court filing and Long War Journal point to January 2016 for the Khorasan FTO/SDGT designation. The cited Treasury source does not mention ISIS-K. A reviewer should confirm the SDGT date before applying the edit.Proposed correction (not yet applied)2016-01 - #6[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0537”
reviewerThe source link for the ISKP initial designation is a June 2026 Treasury release that does not discuss ISIS-K.Citation does not support the entry. The proposed replacement supports the FTO listing only, not the SDGT listing.Proposed correction (not yet applied)https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/01/state-department-lists-islamic-states-khorasan-province-as-foreign-terrorist-organization.php
unverifiable
2 claimsNo source the reviewer could reach confirms or contradicts the claim.
- #3[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Regulatory Action: July 1, 2026 SDN Designation Update
“Blockchain analytics firms described it as the largest single-day terrorist crypto designation of 2026.”
reviewerBlockchain analytics firms described the action as the largest single-day terrorist crypto designation of 2026.Neither Chainalysis nor CoinDesk makes this superlative; I did not locate a source that does. - #4[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Designated Addresses and On-Chain Activity
“Individual transaction sizes ranged from roughly $10 to $15,000.”
reviewerIndividual transaction sizes ranged from roughly $10 to $15,000.Chainalysis gives no range. I did not check every other cited source, so the figure may come from one of them.
partially supported
3 claimsThe cited evidence supports part of the claim but not all of it.
- #7[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“https://www.tftc.io/ofac-isis-k-crypto-addresses-tether-freeze-tron-sdn”
reviewerTimeline: Tether froze $182 million in USDT across five TRON wallets in January 2026, cited to TFTC.The fact is real (CoinDesk; search results put it at January 11, 2026), but the cited TFTC page does not contain it. - #8[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Tether's Freeze of the TRON Wallets
“Tether has reported freezing over $4.4 billion in digital assets across its history of law-enforcement cooperation, about $2.1 billion of it at U.S. agency request, across more than 2,300 investigations in 65 countries”
reviewerTether has frozen over $4.4B overall, about $2.1B at U.S. agency request, across more than 2,300 investigations in 65 countries.The totals match Tether's April 2026 figures as reported in search results, so they may be out of date by July. The claim that the ISIS-K freeze is 'one of the largest single terrorist-financing freeze actions' was not found in a source. - #11[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“ISIS-K and its supporters begin documented use of cryptocurrency (primarily Bitcoin, Ethereum and TRON) to receive donations and move funds, with addresses controlled by the al-Azaim Foundation for Media identified by TRM Labs.”
reviewerIn 2022 ISIS-K and supporters begin documented use of cryptocurrency (primarily Bitcoin, Ethereum and TRON), with al-Azaim addresses identified by TRM Labs.TRM dates its own tracking to 2022, not the group's first use of crypto. The asset list and the al-Azaim attribution were not found in the cited page.
confirmed
4 claimsThe cited evidence supports the claim as written.
- #1[confirmed][no action needed]in the summary
“On July 1, 2026, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses (131 on TRON and 3 on Monero) to the existing SDN entry for the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-K/ISKP)”
reviewerOn July 1, 2026 OFAC added 134 digital currency addresses (131 TRON, 3 Monero) to the existing ISIL Khorasan SDN entry.Primary source confirms date, entry and counts. - #2[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Designated Addresses and On-Chain Activity
“According to Chainalysis, the 131 TRON wallets received more than $1.4 million in inflows since 2023 and sent more than $880,000 onward over the same period.”
reviewerThe TRON wallets received more than $1.4M and sent more than $880K since 2023; Tether froze all 131 TRON addresses when the update was posted.Figures match source. Freeze timing is reported as at posting, with the page noting that some outlets say 'within hours'. - #9[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Key Individuals and Prior Disruptions
“Nine days before the ISIS-K wallet batch, on June 22, 2026, OFAC designated three individuals and six entities under Executive Order 13224”
reviewerJune 22, 2026 OFAC designated three individuals and six entities under E.O. 13224; named parties include Boukich, Abderrahmane, Alhmidan, Muhammad; Bessent quote; Alhmidan first designated March 2016.The page already flags the 3-versus-4 individuals discrepancy, which is consistent with the source. - #10[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Related Enforcement: June 22, 2026 ISIS Financial Facilitators Action
“In June 2024, an individual was arrested in Germany over an alleged plot against the European Football Championship; that person had allegedly sent about $1,700 in cryptocurrency to an ISKP-linked address.”
reviewerTRM Labs: an ISKP financier arrested in Istanbul in 2023; June 2024 Germany arrest over about $1,700 sent to an ISKP-linked address; Moscow attack by four Tajik nationals killing more than 125 people with funds traced to an ISKP-controlled wallet within hours.The $2,525 tranche breakdown was not checked against the Moscow-attack sources.
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