| Title: | Elon Musk tweet amplifies false Ukraine casualty numbers |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.338N82L |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | February 8, 2023 |
| Description: | Online articles and social media posts claim almost 2,700 NATO soldiers and military trainers have died during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is false; the military alliance has not deployed personnel to Ukraine and an official confirmed to AFP that none have been killed in the conflict. |
Elon Musk tweet amplifies false Ukraine casualty numbers
Online articles and social media posts claim almost 2,700 NATO soldiers and military trainers have died during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This is false; the military alliance has not deployed personnel to Ukraine and an official confirmed to AFP that none have been killed in the conflict.
