Claim: A photo shows thousands of Europeans fleeing to North Africa during the Second World War.
Fact-check: Picture of refugees on ship isn't from WWII - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not true. the picture was actually taken in 1991, and shows albanian people boarding a ship bound for italy after the collapse of the communist regime.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2021-10-21T00:00:00