Fact check: Ukrainian protesters were not dragged off a road in Italy

A deceptive video has falsely claimed that Italian residents are angrily assaulting Ukrainian protesters.

The footage reveals a number of folks in yellow vests sitting on a serious highway earlier than being dragged away by irate motorists.

The caption of the submit in Russian claims that Italian residents are “drained” of “silly protest actions by Ukrainians”. The video was shared by a pro-Kremlin Telegram channel and has been considered 1000’s of instances.

Euronews has fact-checked the claims.

Open-source investigation instruments present that the footage truly reveals an environmental protest which passed off close to Rome in June.

The identical video was shared multiple times by local Italian media, reporting on an indication by Extinction Insurrection activists.

The environmental group had reportedly blocked the highway to name on Italy’s authorities to finish all fossil gasoline extraction initiatives and as a substitute finance extra wind and photo voltaic power.

Disinformation about Ukrainian refugees — largely shared by pro-Kremlin voices — has adopted them to Western Europe.

In a single standout instance, some customers have falsely claimed that folks fleeing the battle had been invited to remain at a former Nazi focus camp in Germany.