“A West Virginia inspection sticker on an Uber” proves the car was not in Ukraine.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 13 Mar 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
A window decal in a shot up Uber vehicle was from West Virginia. But that doesn't mean the car itself wasn't in Ukraine — the video of the car was recorded in Irpin, Ukraine.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 March 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 March 2022, 12 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.ph/Mf2bT
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