| Title: | Video shows Putin’s dog barking at Japanese journalists in 2016, not 2022 |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32678EF |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | March 16, 2022 |
| Description: | A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows Russian President Vladimir Putin trying to embarrass a “Japanese delegation” by bringing his dog to an official meeting. The posts — which circulated online after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — refer to Japan’s alignment with the United States and other countries, which have imposed sanctions on Moscow. But the video has been shared in a false context. It shows Putin bringing his dog to an interview with Japanese journalists at the Kremlin in 2016. |
Video shows Putin’s dog barking at Japanese journalists in 2016, not 2022
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows Russian President Vladimir Putin trying to embarrass a "Japanese delegation" by bringing his dog to an official meeting. The posts -- which circulated online after Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- refer to Japan's alignment with the United States and other countries, which have imposed sanctions on Moscow. But the video has been shared in a false context. It shows Putin bringing his dog to an interview with Japanese journalists at the Kremlin in 2016.
