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Debunking false claims that the Moskva warship sank... before it actually sank

TRUTH OR FAKE © FRANCE 24

Russia's main warship in the Black Sea, the Moskva, sank off the coast of Ukraine on Thursday night. Before Russia's defence ministry acknowledged that the cruiser had sunk, many social media users claimed that the warship had already been hit by Ukrainian missiles. But the images in the posts have nothing to do with the current war in Ukraine. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

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