Ansbach instead of Mariupol: mockery on the internet for fake news

Because the picture that the user cites as evidence does not show the city of Mariupol on May 1, as claimed. Instead, you can see the Martin-Luther-Platz in the Middle Franconian district capital Ansbach.

The picture comes from the website of BR-Studios Ansbach and was taken in 2018. The fake news was quickly exposed and the reactions of the Twitter community were not long in coming.

Fake news: mockery and malice on Twitter

“Ansbach didn’t deserve that,” says one user, for example. Another writes: “Yes, I was also in town on Sunday, strange, nothing was bombed. In Ansbach.” And another confirms: “I have to say … Ansbach is still standing. After all, I live here.”

Twitter has since removed the original tweet. In the meantime, the profile of the Putin supporter was also blocked.

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