| Title: | Old thunderstorm video falsely shared as ‘footage of Russia attacking Ukrainian city’ |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.324A9BN |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 8, 2022 |
| Description: | A nighttime video of buildings illuminated by ominous flashes of light has been viewed thousands of times globally on social media alongside a claim it shows Russian forces attacking the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. While the southeastern port city has been under heavy attack, the video was shared in a false context. The footage has circulated online months before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The social media user who filmed the clip told AFP it shows a thunderstorm in the Russian town of Volzhsk. |
Old thunderstorm video falsely shared as ‘footage of Russia attacking Ukrainian city’
A nighttime video of buildings illuminated by ominous flashes of light has been viewed thousands of times globally on social media alongside a claim it shows Russian forces attacking the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. While the southeastern port city has been under heavy attack, the video was shared in a false context. The footage has circulated online months before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The social media user who filmed the clip told AFP it shows a thunderstorm in the Russian town of Volzhsk.
