“The Space Foundation has erased the honors previously bestowed on Yuri Gagarin, the first man to ever be in space. His name was stripped ‘in light of current events.’”
Social media posts
Claim dated 20 Mar 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The Space Foundation removed Yuri Gagarin’s name from an event after it received anti-Russian comments online. The group didn't revoke any formal honors from the cosmonaut or remove celebrations of him from the event.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 March 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 March 2022, 9 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.