Fact Check: The truth behind the picture of a man with his cat?

The war between Russia-Ukraine has hit its 15

th day with Russian forces striking at different parts of Ukraine like Zythomyr and Mariupol. On the other side president, Zelenskyy is no longer pressing for NATO membership for her country.

Meanwhile, the updates and news regarding this war are all over the internet. With this, a picture of a man with his cat is getting viral on the internet under the caption, “Bombs & bullets will never break our bond with our companion animals.

Bombs & bullets will never break our bond with our companion animals #UkraineUnderAttaсk #Ukraine #VolodymyrZelenskyy #UkraineRussianWar pic.twitter.com/VwQOUozFqN

— Neel Prajapati (@Neelprajapati09) March 7, 2022

 

When we reverse search this image we found that this is an old image from Jan 17, 2018.it was covered in an Istanbul daily named DAILY SABAH with the headline, “Old Man In Tears Hugged His Beloved Cat As His Home Burns Down.”

This picture was also  was voted for “First Iftar of Turkish Soldiers” in the news category by Ozkan Bilgin, “Ali and his cat” in the life category by Ilhami Cetin, and “Sultans of Karate” in the sports category by Burak Akbulut.

Conclusion:

The photo getting viral is not from Russia-Ukraine  war , but from the year 2018.

Claim Review: The truth behind the picture of a man with his cat.

Claimed by: @Neelprajapati09 and more

Fact check: misleading