image shared on facebook Claims to display military artillery on the M25 motorway in London, UK.
Verdict: False
This image originally comes from the website Total Defense or Totalförsvar and shows artillery during a military exercise called “Aurora 17” in Sweden in September 2017.
Fact check:
Two people have died in a recent crash on London’s M25 motorway, police say. BBC News. The newspaper reported that a suspect had been arrested in connection with the accident.
An image on Facebook claims to show a military cannon on the M25 motorway in London, England. “I just saw [sic] These are all lined up on m25 [sic] what happened? ” The caption of the image reads:
This image is not recent and does not show military artillery on the M25 motorway in London, England.Image is originally from the website Total Defense or Totalforsvarshowing a cannon during a military exercise called Aurora 17 in Sweden in September 2017.
“The military exercise “Aurora 17” is currently in its final stages. “On Wednesday morning, an artillery (archer) sniper attack will be carried out in Tolosa as a conclusion,” reads the text below the image on the Total Defense website.
“This moment was attended by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist, Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Peter Sandwall, and Aurora 17 exercise leader Major General Bengt Andersson,” the article continues. ing.
by Swedish military websiteExercise Aurora 17 ended in October 2017. The website includes a slideshow of multiple images of the exercise, including military artillery that appears to match those in the Facebook post.
Similarly, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports It has been suggested that military artillery was recently discovered on the M25 motorway in London. In fact, the opposite is true. Logical facts also exposed this claim as false. February 9th article. (Related: Video claiming Apache helicopter shot down by Hamas)
Check Your Fact has reached out to the Swedish military for comment and will update this article accordingly.
