Claim: "Bernie Gores" was not killed in Afghanistan in August, and he wasn't the "first American casualty of the Ukraine crisis." He doesn't exist. But Facebook users were faked out by fabricated tweets that purport to show CNN announcing the death of the same man twice in six months. The photo of "Gores" used in both fake tweets is video gamer Jordie Jordan.
Fact-check: Bogus Tweet Spreads False Account of 'First American Casualty' in Ukraine - FactCheck.org
Verdict: "bernie gores" was not killed in afghanistan in august, and he wasn't the "first american casualty of the ukraine crisis." he doesn't exist. but facebook users were faked out by fabricated tweets that purport to show cnn announcing the death of the same man twice in six months. the photo of "gores" used in both fake tweets is video gamer jordie jordan.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2022-02-27T14:41:05