Vladimir Putin did not call a double for his trip to Mariupol

March 21, 2023

Published on 03/21/2023 22:47

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France 24

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Several publications shared since March 20 claim, with supporting images, that during his trip to Mariupol, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on a double.

Supporting images, publications claim, wrongly, that Vladimir Putin did not go to Mariupol but would have sent a double in his place. Similarly, while the Russian president received his Chinese counterpart in Moscow, a photo of the two men gave rise to various interpretations. The image was actually generated by artificial intelligence.