“Deceased Ukrainian fighter pilot Col. Oleksandr Oksanchenko was the “Ghost of Kyiv.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 4 Mar 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Col. Oleksandr “Grey Wolf” Oksanchenko, a decorated Ukrainian pilot, was killed in combat on Feb. 25. But there is no conclusive evidence to prove that Oksanchenko was the Ghost of Kyiv.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 4 March 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 March 2022, 21 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.ph/UqFBm
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