| Title: | Old video game footage falsely shared as ‘combat in Ukraine after Russian invasion’ |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.323W6PR |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 3, 2022 |
| Description: | A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times across social media platforms alongside a claim it shows missiles over Ukraine after Russian forces invaded on February 24. But the video has been shared in a false context: it shows digitally animated footage from the video game War Thunder that circulated online months before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. |
Old video game footage falsely shared as ‘combat in Ukraine after Russian invasion’
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times across social media platforms alongside a claim it shows missiles over Ukraine after Russian forces invaded on February 24. But the video has been shared in a false context: it shows digitally animated footage from the video game War Thunder that circulated online months before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
