Ukrainian MP fakes ‘victim’ of Russian strike

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Lesia Vasilenko posted a photo of a boy from a 2013 book cover.

A Ukrainian lawmaker has shared a fake photo and a purported story of “Marc, 8 yo” with her 330,000 followers on her English-language Twitter feed on Tuesday. Lesia Vasilenko, a Ukrainian MP from the Golos (Voice) Party, who has a background in law and human rights campaigning, posted a photo of a sad-looking, dirt-covered boy, claiming that he is an eight-year-old named Mark, who “just survived” a Russian artillery strike.

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