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“President Putin has announced Islam as the second State religion of Russia”
Social media posts Claim dated 29 May 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

No such announcement has been made by Russian President Putin. Russia is a secular State with no State religion. Also, the posted photo is an old one

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 29 May 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 3 June 2022, 5 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

Links recorded by FACTLY. Some posts may have been deleted since.

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.