“The former Miss Universe-Ukraine, Anastasiia Lenna, turned in her high heels for some combat boots to fight for her country.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Feb 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The viral photo shows Anastasiia Lenna, the 2015 Miss Grand Ukraine winner, posing with an airsoft gun. She confirmed that she did not join the Ukrainian military and said she posted the image to inspire people.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 February 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 March 2022, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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