Social Media Posts Misrepresent Victims of Hospital Bombed in Mariupol

Russian planes bombed a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9, killing three people and injuring at least 17, including two pregnant women seen in photos shared around the world. Social media posts falsely claimed one woman “posed” as the two women. One of the women died of her injuries, along with her baby; the other gave birth to a daughter.
Title: Social Media Posts Misrepresent Victims of Hospital Bombed in Mariupol
URL: https://www.factcheck.org/2022/03/social-media-posts-misrepresent-victims-of-hospital-bombed-in-mariupol/
Publisher: FactCheck.org (University of Pennsylvania)
Date published: March 16, 2022
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Russian planes bombed a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9, killing three people and injuring at least 17, including two pregnant women seen in photos shared around the world. Social media posts falsely claimed one woman “posed” as the two women. One of the women died of her injuries, along with her baby; the other gave birth to a daughter.

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