Claim: Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the first human who explored outer space, has been stripped of his honours by the US-based 'Space Foundation' amid ongoing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Fact-check: Yuri Gagarin has not been stripped of his honours by the 'Space Foundation' following Russia's invasion of Ukraine - FACTLY
Verdict: in the light of current world events, the us-based 'space foundation' had recently changed their annual fundraiser's name from "yuri's night" to "a celebration of space: discover what's next". but the 'space foundation' did not take away any honour of russian cosmonaut yuri gagarin, the first person to fly to space. a dedicated webpage of yuri gagarin's achievements is still available on the space foundation website. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2022-03-22T11:34:12