| Title: | News video of shot up car was filmed in Ukraine, not West Virginia |
| URL: | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/17/facebook-posts/news-video-shot-car-was-filmed-ukraine-not-west-vi/ |
| Publisher: | PolitiFact |
| Date published: | March 17, 2022 |
| Description: | A West Virginia State Police captain confirmed that the Uber’s window decal was an expired inspection sticker from the state. But that doesn’t mean that the car itself wasn’t in Ukraine. The video showing the car was recorded in Irpin, Ukraine, according to Reuters, which owns the video. It’s not uncommon for cars to be exported from the U.S. to other countries, including Ukraine. Our ruling A West Virginia State Police Captain confirmed that the decal on the car was an expired sticker from the state. However, this doesn’t mean that the car wasn’t in Ukraine ‘ a spokesperson for Reuters, which owns the video, confirmed that the video was filmed there. It’s not uncommon for cars to be exported from the U.S. to other countries, including Ukraine. We rate this claim False. |
News video of shot up car was filmed in Ukraine, not West Virginia
A West Virginia State Police captain confirmed that the Uber's window decal was an expired inspection sticker from the state. But that doesn't mean that the car itself wasn't in Ukraine.
The video showing the car was recorded in Irpin, Ukraine, according to Reuters, which owns the video.
It's not uncommon for cars to be exported from the U.S. to other countries, including Ukraine.
Our ruling
A Facebook post claimed that "a West Virginia inspection sticker on an Uber" proves the car was not in Ukraine.
A West Virginia State Police Captain confirmed that the decal on the car was an expired sticker from the state. However, this doesn't mean that the car wasn't in Ukraine ' a spokesperson for Reuters, which owns the video, confirmed that the video was filmed there.
It's not uncommon for cars to be exported from the U.S. to other countries, including Ukraine.
We rate this claim False.
