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“Viral video shows "crisis actors" portraying dead Ukrainian victims of a Russian attack laid out in body bags.”
Social media posts -. Claim dated 22 Mar 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse

What FactCheck.org found

The video used in the posts is from a climate protest held in Vienna, Austria, weeks before the war in Ukraine began.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

This claim spread on social media around 22 March 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 March 2022. Its rating was “False”.

Where the claim appeared

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