Claim: Female wolf is acting as part of a 'fighting unit' and showing trickery and loyalty by protecting her partner's neck in a fight.
Fact-check: Image shows a retreating wolf, not a protector - Full Fact
Verdict: this is wrong. none of the wolves in the image are female, and the wolf which appears to be 'protecting' a partner's neck was likely just to be turning away.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-07-15T00:00:00