| Title: | Images of Ukrainian flag being replaced with Soviet Union flag are from 2015, not 2022 |
| URL: | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/02/instagram-posts/images-ukrainian-flag-being-replaced-soviet-union-/ |
| Publisher: | PolitiFact |
| Date published: | May 2, 2022 |
| Description: | Iterations of the collage have been online since at least 2015 and appear to be screenshots of a video that shows pro-Russian forces taking control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve. It’s unrelated to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The photos are real, but they’re outdated and do not appear to have been taken in Mariupol. The social media posts were miscaptioned. Our ruling Iterations of the collage have been online since at least 2015 and appear to feature screenshots of a video that shows pro-Russian forces taking control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve. It’s unrelated to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. We rate this False. |
Images of Ukrainian flag being replaced with Soviet Union flag are from 2015, not 2022
Iterations of the collage have been online since at least 2015 and appear to be screenshots of a video that shows pro-Russian forces taking control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve. It's unrelated to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The photos are real, but they're outdated and do not appear to have been taken in Mariupol. The social media posts were miscaptioned.
Our ruling
A collage shared online claims to show Russian forces replacing the Ukrainian flag with the Soviet Flag in Mariupol in 2022.
Iterations of the collage have been online since at least 2015 and appear to feature screenshots of a video that shows pro-Russian forces taking control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve.
It's unrelated to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
We rate this False.
