“Official statement — Putin assassinated in the Kremlin!”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 20 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
There is no evidence that Russia’s president was assassinated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 August 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://ghostarchive.org/archive/3cABA
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