Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-19 22:14:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7019FE1CEB0552510B2C76021C1F4BD523759FCDB37AA46D31B2C69F5FFDBABD
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Photo is from 2014 https://archive.is/PM5Z0 https://web.archive.org/web/20141128065010/https://vk.com/photo35604338_345062378?all=1 There is evidence it has been edited https://hoaxeye.com/2014/12/22/nazi-flags-in-ukraine/ https://www.stopfake.org/en/international-media-regurgitating-old-fakes-about-the-azov-battalion-and-neo-nazism-in-ukraine/ but this is somewhat disputed https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/azov-swastika-flag-ukraine/ There are numerous derivatives of the image, including one showing a pro-Russian militant group https://media.ellinikahoaxes.gr/uploads/2022/04/gif-flag.gif https://www.ellinikahoaxes.gr/2022/04/18/photo-with-azov-battalion-member-holding-nazi-flag-is-fake-altered-image/ Original may have been NATO + Azov + Austrian flags 🇦🇹 https://www.stopfake.org/ru/fotofejk-foto-batalona-azov-s-natsistskim-flagom/ but has not been found.
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