Title: | Photo of couple draped in Russian and Ukrainian flags has circulated online since 2019 |
URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32723NR |
Publisher: | AFP |
Date published: | April 5, 2022 |
Description: | A photo of a couple embracing while draped in both the Russian and Ukrainian flags has circulated online after Moscow’s invasion of its pro-Western neighbour alongside a claim it shows “love during [the] war”. The image — which was shared repeatedly in posts linking it to the war in Ukraine — has circulated in reports since 2019 about a couple embracing at a concert in Poland. |
Photo of couple draped in Russian and Ukrainian flags has circulated online since 2019
A photo of a couple embracing while draped in both the Russian and Ukrainian flags has circulated online after Moscow's invasion of its pro-Western neighbour alongside a claim it shows "love during [the] war". The image -- which was shared repeatedly in posts linking it to the war in Ukraine -- has circulated in reports since 2019 about a couple embracing at a concert in Poland.