“In an interview with Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he finds the U.S.-Mexico border issue “ironically amusing.”
Social media posts
in an Instagram post. Claim dated 6 Feb 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
This exchange between former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Russian President Vladimir Putin was fabricated. Carlson and Putin did not discuss the U.S.-Mexico border in the two-hour interview.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 February 2024, 3 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C3AuIfpOGjG/
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