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The claim

Les Russes ont déployé leurs sous-marins nucléaires juste au large de la Floride et s’amusent à faire des exercices.

Original publisher’s rating

La vidéo en question date de 2018, et montre un exercice militaire russe en mer Blanche, située au nord-ouest de la Russie. Il ne s'agit donc pas d'un sous-marin au large de la Floride.

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Original review summary

The video does not show a submarine exercising off Florida. It shows a Russian military exercise in the White Sea in 2018, and the footage was shared in the wrong context.[S1]

Additional context

The exercise took place on May 22, 2018; the missiles were aimed at a designated range on the Kamchatka Peninsula. [S1]

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  1. [S1] dpa original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 17, 2026

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