When two events are disjoint they are also independent?

When two events are disjoint (or mutually exclusive), it means that they cannot occur at the same time; if one event occurs, the other cannot. Consequently, disjoint events cannot be independent, because the occurrence of one event affects the probability of the other event occurring. In fact, for disjoint events, the probability of both events happening simultaneously is zero, which contradicts the definition of independence where the occurrence of one event does not influence the other. Therefore, disjoint events are not independent.