Fact checking. An American general was captured by Russian troops in Ukraine? – Observer

A social media post suggests that the US general was captured by the Russian army during the current Ukrainian war in the city of Mariupol. OUR message accompanied by a photograph of the said Lieutenant General Roger L. Cloutier, currently head of NATO Land Command.

In the description of a post shared by a Facebook user, it says, “Wow. Someone is in trouble… US General leads Azov Nazis in Mariupol [foi] caught”. In addition, a link to the alleged news with this information is provided.

Not true that the US lieutenant general was captured in Ukraine by Moscow troops. Firstly, because the NATO ground command is not present on the territory of Ukraine, a representative of the Atlantic Alliance told Reuters.

But. Roger L. Cloutier does not go to Ukraine from July 2021. “These statements [de que o general teria sido capturado pelas forças russas] They are completely fake,” said a public relations officer at the NATO Allied Forces Headquarters. “Lt. Gen. Cloutier’s last visit to Ukraine took place in July 2021 for talks with the General Staff in Kyiv to strengthen NATO’s partnership with Ukrainian forces.”

The information that an American general was captured in Mariupol is also refuted through social media images which prove that Cloutier was present at an event in Turkey around the same time, in early April.

In addition, general denied the rumors that he was captured by Russian troops while helping the Azov Battalion. Via Linkedin social network Roger L. Cloutier answered a user who asked him a question about the widespread information about his detention. “These rumors are completely false,” he wrote.

Conclusion

Information is circulating in social networks that a US general was captured in Ukrainian Mariupol when he helped the people of Kiev on the ground through the Azov battalion.

However, not true that Lieutenant General Roger L. Cloutier, commander of NATO Allied Land Command, was detained by Russian forces. A representative of the Atlantic Alliance assured that these forces had no personnel in Ukraine and that Cloutier had not been in Kyiv for almost a year. In addition, the general himself denied the rumors via Linkedin..

Thus, according to the Observer classification, this content is:

WRONG

Not classification system facebook, this content:

FALSE: The main content claims are actually inaccurate. Typically, this parameter corresponds to “false” or “mostly false” ratings on fact-checking sites.

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