| Title: | CNN did not tweet about children in Ukraine signing up to fight in the war |
| URL: | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/19/instagram-posts/cnn-did-not-tweet-about-children-ukraine-signing-f/ |
| Publisher: | PolitiFact |
| Date published: | April 19, 2022 |
| Description: | The tweet was fabricated and did not originate with CNN. The photo in the post was taken in 2017. It was published in a March 30, 2022, story by CNN about the Azov Battalion of the Ukraine military. In that story, the photo caption says it was taken outside Kyiv on July 14, 2017, and shows “a student at a paramilitary camp for children call(ing) the rank to attention.” The AP confirmed with the photographer, Alex Masi, that it was taken at a “summer camp from 2016-17, where kids learn about the realities of war.” CNN did not tweet about “brave children” in Ukraine signing up to fight Russia, and we rate the claim Pants on Fire! |
CNN did not tweet about children in Ukraine signing up to fight in the war
The tweet was fabricated and did not originate with CNN.
The photo in the post was taken in 2017. It was published in a March 30, 2022, story by CNN about the Azov Battalion of the Ukraine military. In that story, the photo caption says it was taken outside Kyiv on July 14, 2017, and shows "a student at a paramilitary camp for children call(ing) the rank to attention."
The AP confirmed with the photographer, Alex Masi, that it was taken at a "summer camp from 2016-17, where kids learn about the realities of war."
CNN did not tweet about "brave children" in Ukraine signing up to fight Russia, and we rate the claim Pants on Fire!
