| Title: | No, this former Ukrainian beauty queen has not joined the Ukrainian military to fight Russians |
| URL: | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/07/facebook-posts/no-former-ukrainian-beauty-queen-has-not-joined-uk/ |
| Publisher: | PolitiFact |
| Date published: | March 7, 2022 |
| Description: | The viral photograph shows Anastasiia Lenna, the 2015 Miss Grand Ukraine winner, posing with an airsoft gun. She confirmed that she did not join the Ukrainian military and said she posted the staged image to inspire people. Our ruling That’s not the case. Lenna did not join the Ukrainian military. She posted a photo in which she’s posing with an airsoft gun. She said the photo was meant to inspire people. We rate this post False. |
No, this former Ukrainian beauty queen has not joined the Ukrainian military to fight Russians
The viral photograph shows Anastasiia Lenna, the 2015 Miss Grand Ukraine winner, posing with an airsoft gun. She confirmed that she did not join the Ukrainian military and said she posted the staged image to inspire people.
Our ruling
A Facebook post claims it shows a Ukrainian beauty queen fighting against the Russians invading Ukraine.
That's not the case. Lenna did not join the Ukrainian military. She posted a photo in which she's posing with an airsoft gun. She said the photo was meant to inspire people.
We rate this post False.
