“CNN telecasted footage of firefighters in Canada as Ukrainian war visuals”
What FACTLY found
Protective gears worn by the Ukrainian fighters as shown in the viral screenshot, were actually donated by ‘Firefighter Aid Ukraine’, an Edmonton based nonprofit organisation. The director of the organisation confirmed the same. Also through couple of Facebook posts, the NGO categorically stated that the protective gears were donated by them
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 28 March 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 7 April 2022, 10 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.