Fake claim alleging NATO Secretary General's statement goes viral. Here's the Truth
A claim is making rounds on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) stating that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that ‘If Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance
Sharing the image of NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, an account with the name Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis and wrote: “BREAKING, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that ‘If Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance’ Good luck with that”
The post has received nearly 1 million views on X.
Moreover, several users shared this image and stated similar facts. The preview link can be seen here, here and here.
Fact-check
In the probe, the #DFRAC team found that the statement was completely fake.
We discovered that no news or updates were available online in this regard. Contrary to this, we came across a tweet from Nov 6 on the official X-handle of the NATO Secretary General congratulating Donald Trump for being elected president of the United States & looking forward to working with him again to advance peace through strength through NATO.
Furthermore, multiple media outlets such as Reuters, The Hill and The Times Of India reported this news mentioning similar facts as stated in the above tweet by the NATO Secretary General.
Conclusion
It is clear from DFRAC ‘s Fact-check that the viral claim alleging the statement of NATO Secretary General of expelling US is completely fake. Rutte has congratulated Trump on his landslide victory in US Presidential elections 2024.
Analysis: Fake
