“Photo of Mary Vermont, an American military officer who killed Iran’s Military Commander Qasem Soleimani.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 2 Jan 2021.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The photo actually shows Kazakhstan Airsoft gamer Yulia Chabanova, not an American military official. Further, it is nowhere reported that an American woman military officer named Mary Vermont killed Iran military commander Qasem Soleimani.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 January 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 January 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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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.