Claim: Amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, a misleading photo posted March 22 on Facebook shows an American fighter jet intercepting a Russian bomber near Alaskan airspace. But the incident was not related to the current situation in Ukraine; the photo appeared in an article published in Aero Magazine in June 2020.
Fact-check: Viral Photo of Russian Bomber Shows Incident from 2020 - FactCheck.org
Verdict: amid rising tensions between the u.s. and russia over the invasion of ukraine, a misleading photo posted march 22 on facebook shows an american fighter jet intercepting a russian bomber near alaskan airspace. but the incident was not related to the current situation in ukraine; the photo appeared in an article published in aero magazine in june 2020.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brea Jones
Date published: 2022-03-25T20:58:50