The claim
Facebook page “ხელოვნური სუნთქვა” (Artificial Ventilation) posted a photo, depicting a lion prowling around the streets. The photo was accompanied by a caption: “About 800 lions and tigers were released in the streets of Russia to make people stay home amid coronavirus outbreak.”
Rating
In fact, the photo was taken not in Russia, but in South Africa in 2016.
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