| Title: | Video from 2018 used in misleading post claiming Russian president recently arrived in South Africa |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32EZ3BH |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | July 20, 2022 |
| Description: | With Eastern Europe in turmoil following the invasion of Ukraine, a Facebook post shared hundreds of times claims Russian President Vladimir Putin is ‘in South Africa’. The post includes a video broadcast showing Putin arriving in the country for alliance talks. However, this is misleading: the video was filmed in July 2018 ahead of the 10th summit of the BRICS group, which was hosted by South Africa. |
Video from 2018 used in misleading post claiming Russian president recently arrived in South Africa
With Eastern Europe in turmoil following the invasion of Ukraine, a Facebook post shared hundreds of times claims Russian President Vladimir Putin is 'in South Africa'. The post includes a video broadcast showing Putin arriving in the country for alliance talks. However, this is misleading: the video was filmed in July 2018 ahead of the 10th summit of the BRICS group, which was hosted by South Africa.
