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“Visuals of a fight between the forces of Russia and Ukraine”
Social media posts Claim dated 20 Feb 2022.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE

What FACTLY found

The posted videos do not show real-life events. They are picked from a game called – ‘ARMA – 3’. The visuals have nothing to do with the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine

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

In short

This claim spread on social media around 20 February 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 23 February 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.

Where the claim appeared

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