“Video shows “two electric vehicles in a crash in Canada.”
Social media posts
Facebook post. Claim dated 18 May 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Satellite imagery shows that this video was taken in Moscow, not Canada. Media reports of the explosion said it was caused by a truck containing gas cylinders colliding with a bus.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 May 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 June 2024, 31 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/hal.walker.399/posts/pfbid0wbV9uRNjxQk6794BosWxVrwYg65vntU4bdNvt…
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