“The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.”
Social media posts
in a Facebook post. Claim dated 25 Feb 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
News reports, testimonies of citizens-turned-fighters, and a swift global response all fly in the face of baseless claims that Russia’s war on Ukraine is “staged.”
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 25 February 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 March 2022, 28 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.ph/ODQdu
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