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| Title: | Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Say ‘Don’t Dare To Touch The Strait Of Hormuz’ On April 1, 2026 |
| URL: | https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2026/04/fact-check-putin-did-not-say-dont-dare-to-touch-the-strait-of-hormuz-on-april-1-2026.html |
| Publisher: | Lead Stories |
| Date published: | April 7, 2026 |
| Description: | Did Russian President Vladimir Putin say “Don’t dare to touch the Strait of Hormuz” on April 1, 2026? No, that’s not true: The posts attributing those words to him originated from self-described satire and parody accounts. The fake story was spreading across social media platforms paired with a well-known video meme showing Putin walking. |
