“President Putin bans mandatory vaccinations in Russia.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 7 Sep 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The Russian president has said he opposes mandatory COVID-19 vaccination orders, but he has not stopped the many orders that have been in place in his country for months.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 September 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 September 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CTf4B3ftSZq/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=1a3174c1-bfe4-4964-81…
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