| Title: | Old photos resurface with false claim that they show British ships ‘bombed in Ukraine’ | Fact Check |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33QF7MG |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | August 4, 2023 |
| Description: | Two photos have been shared in social media posts alongside false claims that they show the aftermath of British cargo ships bombed by the Russian air force in a port in Odesa in southern Ukraine on July 16, 2023. However, the photos were in fact taken in Libya and Indonesia respectively and predate Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. |
Old photos resurface with false claim that they show British ships ‘bombed in Ukraine’ | Fact Check
Two photos have been shared in social media posts alongside false claims that they show the aftermath of British cargo ships bombed by the Russian air force in a port in Odesa in southern Ukraine on July 16, 2023. However, the photos were in fact taken in Libya and Indonesia respectively and predate Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
