This Is Not a Ukrainian, but a Syrian Girl Injuredin 2018
The Claim
The image depicts a Ukrainian child who was injured during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Many social media users have shared a photo of a wounded child, claiming that it depicts a victim of the Ukraine war.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar looked into the claim and found it to be misleading, as the image depicts a Syrian child who was injured in 2018.
Using Google Reverse Image, we found the image attached to a BBC article published in 2018 with a caption that refers to civilians killed during airstrikes near Ghouta, Syria.
We also found the picture posted to Image Stores and an agency website with a caption reading: “A young girl is treated at a hospital after a bombing in Mesraba, Eastern al-Ghouta, Syria, 03 January 2018.”
According to the agency's website, at least 19 people were killed in airstrikes by government forces on Erbeen and Mesraba.
Social media users also shared the image earlier in 2019.
