| Title: | Photo of Putin wearing crinkled suit has circulated online since 2017 |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32B93QD |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | May 31, 2022 |
| Description: | An image of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been shared thousands of times online alongside a claim he “has started to wear a bulletproof vest” after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Part of Putin’s wrinkled suit jacket was circled in the posts as evidence for the claim. The photo has been shared in a false context: it has circulated in reports since mid-2017, almost five years before Russian troops invaded Ukraine. |
Photo of Putin wearing crinkled suit has circulated online since 2017
An image of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been shared thousands of times online alongside a claim he "has started to wear a bulletproof vest" after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Part of Putin's wrinkled suit jacket was circled in the posts as evidence for the claim. The photo has been shared in a false context: it has circulated in reports since mid-2017, almost five years before Russian troops invaded Ukraine.
