| Title: | No, this woman driving an armored vehicle isn’t Ukrainian. She’s Russian and the clip is from 2021 |
| URL: | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/04/facebook-posts/no-woman-driving-armored-vehicle-isnt-ukrainian-sh/ |
| Publisher: | PolitiFact |
| Date published: | March 4, 2022 |
| Description: | The clip does not show a Ukrainian woman teaching people how to drive an abandoned Russian armored carrier amid the war. The TikToker is a Russian auto-blogger named Nastya Tuman and the video is from February 2021. The Facebook video is a compilation of several clips she shared on her TikTok page on Feb. 16, 2021. Tuman speaks Russian throughout the videos and excitedly describes the vehicle, saying it has 8-wheel drive, a seating shooter and a hatch for the driver-mechanic. She also discusses how to start it, instructing viewers on how to turn it on and shift into gear. The clip was made by a Russian woman and is from February 2021. It is unrelated to the current conflict in Ukraine. We rate posts claiming otherwise False. |
No, this woman driving an armored vehicle isn’t Ukrainian. She’s Russian and the clip is from 2021
The clip does not show a Ukrainian woman teaching people how to drive an abandoned Russian armored carrier amid the war.
The TikToker is a Russian auto-blogger named Nastya Tuman and the video is from February 2021.
The Facebook video is a compilation of several clips she shared on her TikTok page on Feb. 16, 2021.
Tuman speaks Russian throughout the videos and excitedly describes the vehicle, saying it has 8-wheel drive, a seating shooter and a hatch for the driver-mechanic. She also discusses how to start it, instructing viewers on how to turn it on and shift into gear.
The clip was made by a Russian woman and is from February 2021. It is unrelated to the current conflict in Ukraine. We rate posts claiming otherwise False.
