| Title: | These images were taken during the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, not in Ukraine |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.324D9XK |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 4, 2022 |
| Description: | Facebook posts asking for prayers for victims of the war in Ukraine, accompanied by photographs of suffering civilians, have been shared dozens of times in Kenya and Tanzania. But these posts are misleading; the pictures actually show victims of the 2008 war between Georgia and Russia. |
These images were taken during the 2008 Georgia-Russia war, not in Ukraine
Facebook posts asking for prayers for victims of the war in Ukraine, accompanied by photographs of suffering civilians, have been shared dozens of times in Kenya and Tanzania. But these posts are misleading; the pictures actually show victims of the 2008 war between Georgia and Russia.
