Claim: "The so-called defense minister of the People's Republic of Donetsk ... actually posted a bragging social media posting of having shot down a military transport. And then when it became apparent it was civilian, they pulled it down from social media."
Fact-check: Kerry: Ukrainian separatist 'bragged' on social media about shooting down Malaysia Flight 17
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Lauren Carroll
Date published: 2014-07-20T00:00:00