| Title: | Video shows bombing in Syria in 2021, not Russian suicide bomber opposed to military call-up |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32KL6M7 |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | October 6, 2022 |
| Description: | After Moscow announced in September 2022 that it would call up some 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine, a video was viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows a suicide bombing in Russia that targeted a recruitment officer. The claim, however, is false. While there were protests against the “partial” mobilisation in Russia, this video has circulated since at least 2021 in reports about a bombing in Syria. |
Video shows bombing in Syria in 2021, not Russian suicide bomber opposed to military call-up
After Moscow announced in September 2022 that it would call up some 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine, a video was viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows a suicide bombing in Russia that targeted a recruitment officer. The claim, however, is false. While there were protests against the "partial" mobilisation in Russia, this video has circulated since at least 2021 in reports about a bombing in Syria.
