On April 5, 2026, a post circulated in Ethiopia on the Afaan Oromoo platform falsely claimed that over 570 Russian troops had arrived in Tehran to support Iran's ground operations. The post included two images: one depicting soldiers with Russian and Chechen flags, and another showing a military convoy. AFP Fact Check determined the claim was false, identifying one image as AI-generated and the other as an old photo from 2022 taken in Chechnya, unrelated to the Middle East conflict.
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On April 5, 2026, a post circulated in Ethiopia on the Afaan Oromoo platform falsely claimed that over 570 Russian troops had arrived in Tehran to support Iran’s ground operations. The post included two images: one depicting soldiers with Russian and Chechen flags, and another showing a military convoy. AFP Fact Check determined the claim was false, identifying one image as AI-generated and the other as an old photo from 2022 taken in Chechnya, unrelated to the Middle East conflict.