A 22-second video circulating on Facebook shows a plane being shot mid-air on a sunny day. The caption says it might be a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter pilot nicknamed the “Ghost of Kyiv” shooting a Russian plane out of the sky.
“Air fighting continues,” reads a Feb. 25 Facebook post that shared the video. “Ukrainian mig-29 takes down russian su-35. Is this the ‘ghost of Kyiv’ which allegedly took down 6 Russian warplanes single handed?”
The video is one of many Facebook posts about the so-called Ghost of Kyiv being shared amid Russia’s invasion into Ukraine. This video post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)
It remains unclear whether such a pilot even exists. But some claims, like this one, are easily disproved.
The video shared on Facebook is a simulation that was…
