| Title: | This is fictional footage from a 2016 drill, not a recent BBC report on the Ukraine-Russia crisis |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.9XL2MH |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 4, 2022 |
| Description: | Footage of what looks like a news report has been circulating on Facebook in Nigeria claiming to show a BBC reporter broadcasting on the ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis and warning of an impending nuclear war. But this is false; the video has been online since at least 2016. Furthermore, the BBC confirmed the footage is fictional. |
This is fictional footage from a 2016 drill, not a recent BBC report on the Ukraine-Russia crisis
Footage of what looks like a news report has been circulating on Facebook in Nigeria claiming to show a BBC reporter broadcasting on the ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis and warning of an impending nuclear war. But this is false; the video has been online since at least 2016. Furthermore, the BBC confirmed the footage is fictional.
