“Russian President Vladimir Putin “was assassinated.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 19 Mar 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 March 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 March 2022, 11 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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