“Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 25 Feb 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
This 22-second video that social media users suggested might show the “Ghost of Kyiv” shooting down a Russian plane is a simulation that was created in a video game.
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 7 March 2022, 10 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.vn/yY3wr
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