Omar Cheema, while commenting on social media, condemned the spread of false rumors surrounding the death of senior journalist Irfan Siddiqui. He explained that Siddiqui had been diagnosed with cancer two months earlier and was in critical condition in the ICU, though not on a ventilator. Despite this, false reports of his death circulated online before he actually passed away at midnight. Cheema said the family had denied these rumors, but the rumor mill continued, even claiming the news was hidden for political reasons linked to the 27th Amendment. He expressed regret that instead of showing respect, social media users insisted on spreading baseless claims.