Deadly Moscow attacks have catapulted the headlines these days as it has claimed the lives of at least 60 people and left more than 145 injured. Amid this, a collage showing 5 individuals is making rounds on social media site X (Twitter). Users are fervently sharing this collage and claiming that the Russian Government has released a list of suspects in the deadly terrorist attack in Moscow
Sharing this image on X(Twitter), an account by the name of Keh ke Pehchano wrote: “Russia has released a list of suspects of the deadly terrorist attack in Moscow. What is common between them?”
Moreover, other users also shared this collage on X and made similar claims.
Fact-Check
A reverse-image search of the above viral collage led to us a news message featuring a similar collage on the Telegram channel of The BAZA. As per the message, the list of five men is fake. These militants were killed during a shootout in Ingushetia back in early March. Here’s a collage of the Translated version provided below.
Media reports from Reuters and The Print
A media report by Reuters dated March 3 stated: “Russian security forces killed six alleged militants in a special operation in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, TASS news agency reported on Sunday, citing local law enforcement agencies. On Saturday, authorities introduced counter-terrorism emergency powers in the town of Karabulak after the alleged militants had opened fire on law enforcement forces in a residential building. “The special operation has ended. The counter-terrorism operation regime is still in place,” a law enforcement source told TASS”
Furthermore, another media report by The Print also mentioned similar facts in the context of the above viral collage.
Conclusion
It is evident from DFRAC’s Fact-Check that the viral collage claiming the Russian Government has released a list of suspects in the deadly terrorist attack in Moscow is misleading as the collage shows militants that were killed during a shootout in Ingushetia back in early March.
Therefore, the claim of users is false.
