| Title: | Posts mischaracterize photo of BBC journalist during attack in Ukraine |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32L768K |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | October 13, 2022 |
| Description: | Screenshots of a BBC news report shared on social media purport to show a journalist exaggerating the danger of a Russian attack on Irpin, Ukraine. This is misleading; the reporter has refuted the claim, and the posts ignore the shelling that took place in the area where the footage was filmed. |
Posts mischaracterize photo of BBC journalist during attack in Ukraine
Screenshots of a BBC news report shared on social media purport to show a journalist exaggerating the danger of a Russian attack on Irpin, Ukraine. This is misleading; the reporter has refuted the claim, and the posts ignore the shelling that took place in the area where the footage was filmed.
