| Title: | Social media posts share false claim about ‘NATO-supplied fighter jets arriving in Ukraine’ |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32HZ9FH |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | September 13, 2022 |
| Description: | A claim that NATO has sent fighter jets to Ukraine to help the country fight invading Russian forces was shared by multiple social media posts in August 2022. The claim, however, is false. While there was a proposal in March to supply Ukraine with Soviet-era jets through a US air base, Washington rejected the idea over fears it could escalate the conflict. Separately, NATO’s press office told AFP that the claim was “not accurate”. |
Social media posts share false claim about ‘NATO-supplied fighter jets arriving in Ukraine’
A claim that NATO has sent fighter jets to Ukraine to help the country fight invading Russian forces was shared by multiple social media posts in August 2022. The claim, however, is false. While there was a proposal in March to supply Ukraine with Soviet-era jets through a US air base, Washington rejected the idea over fears it could escalate the conflict. Separately, NATO's press office told AFP that the claim was "not accurate".
