“Video of Spain police snipers rescuing a woman from an ISIS terrorist”
What FACTLY found
This video shows Venezuela police snipers shooting down a robbery accused in 1998. This incident took place in Cua city, Venezuela. 18-Year-old Hector Duarte tried to rob a bakery and when the cops were alerted, he took Mercedes Lopez as a hostage. In the process of rescuing the woman hostage, police snipers shot down Hector Duarte. This incident has nothing to do with the Spain police and ISIS
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 July 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 9 July 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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