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Fact check: False claim that Putin rescued 35,000 imprisoned Ukrainian children
Nearly 4.8 million Ukrainian children have been displaced amid the Russian invasion, but some online claim the attack is a "special operation" to help save their lives.
A Facebook post shared April 16 shows an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin kissing a child's hand.
"President Vladimir Putin released 35,000 children from tunnels and subways in Ukraine," reads the caption of the post.
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But the claim is false. There is no evidence Putin rescued 35,000 imprisoned Ukrainian children. The claim ties into the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fact-check-false-claim-that-putin-rescued-35000-imprisoned-ukrainian-children/ar-AAWqxfP
So QAnon loves them some Putin.
