Poland missile strike: beware of images on Twitter unrelated to the blast
By DW
23 November 2022 |
3:20 pm
Some users on social media are sharing images that show debris of the alleged S-300 air defence missile that killed two people in Poland this Tuesday. One of the images being shared is actually from projectile remains found in Dagestan in October 2020. We tell you which images to look out for online in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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