| Title: | Video of crying boy at Polish border shared with misleading claim ‘he fled from Ukraine alone’ |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32676ZG |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 23, 2022 |
| Description: | A video has been viewed millions of times online alongside a claim it shows a young Ukrainian boy crying helplessly after fleeing to neighbouring Poland “alone”. This is misleading. Reuters news agency, which filmed the footage, told AFP that the boy was seen walking behind his mother in the second half of the video. The Polish Border Guard separately clarified that the boy was “with his family” when he crossed into Poland. |
Video of crying boy at Polish border shared with misleading claim ‘he fled from Ukraine alone’
A video has been viewed millions of times online alongside a claim it shows a young Ukrainian boy crying helplessly after fleeing to neighbouring Poland "alone". This is misleading. Reuters news agency, which filmed the footage, told AFP that the boy was seen walking behind his mother in the second half of the video. The Polish Border Guard separately clarified that the boy was "with his family" when he crossed into Poland.
