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“Russia threatened India not to interfere in their ongoing dispute with Ukraine”
Social media posts Claim dated 28 Feb 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The image shared in the post shows an edited version of an old ‘CNN’ news report published in November 2019. Russian President Vladimir Putin did not make any such statement threatening India not to intervene in their ongoing dispute with Ukraine

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 28 February 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 28 February 2022. 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.