“Russian army has asked Indians to place Indian flags on their houses and vehicles and said that they will not harm Indians and evacuate Indians to safe places”
What FACTLY found
No such announcement was made by the Russian army. In its advisory, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine has asked Indians to print out the Indian flag and paste it prominently on vehicles and buses while traveling. However, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said that Russia has promised that it will not harm Indian students. Recently, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine advised Indians to leave Kyiv immediately
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 February 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 2 March 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CacHRldv0BT/
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.