Does a video show Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting South Africa in March 2023? No, okongojim found the video dates back to July 2018. AFP Fact Check debunked a similar claim that used the same video a few months after Russia invaded Ukraine.
“Meanwhile President Putin landed in South Africa yesterday while the USA Vice President Harris Kamala lands in Zambia today. Interesting Africa geopoliticsThe post, which has amassed more than 4,700 shares, includes a TikTok video showing Putin and his delegation disembarking from a plane.
The caption on the TikTok video reads: “Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in South Africa. ICC fails to arrest Putin.”Screenshot showing the SABC ticker on the bottom left corner of the false clip, with a similar caption claiming: “It is a slap to the USA and ICC as Vladimir Putin arrives in South Africa for BRICS summit.”
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