“Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human who explored outer space, has been stripped of his honours by the US-based ‘Space Foundation’ amid ongoing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”
What FACTLY found
In the light of current world events, the US-based ‘Space Foundation’ had recently changed their annual fundraiser’s name from “Yuri’s night” to “A Celebration of Space: Discover What’s Next”. But the ‘Space Foundation’ did not take away any honour of Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first person to fly to space. A dedicated webpage of Yuri Gagarin’s achievements is still available on the Space Foundation website
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 March 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 March 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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.