| Title: | The 2012 photo shows a Palestinian girl confronting an Israeli soldier, unrelated to Ukraine conflict |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.324766G |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 4, 2022 |
| Description: | Three photos have been shared thousands of times on Facebook in Tanzania and Kenya alongside a claim that they show a young Ukrainian girl confronting a Russian soldier. But this is false: the images are screenshots from a YouTube video of Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi challenging an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank in 2012. |
The 2012 photo shows a Palestinian girl confronting an Israeli soldier, unrelated to Ukraine conflict
Three photos have been shared thousands of times on Facebook in Tanzania and Kenya alongside a claim that they show a young Ukrainian girl confronting a Russian soldier. But this is false: the images are screenshots from a YouTube video of Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi challenging an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank in 2012.
