A video shared on Facebook claims Russian President Vladimir Putin was taken to a Mongolian jail.

Verdict: False

Putin was not arrested at the airport. The video shows him being escorted from the airport.

Fact Check:

Social media users have been sharing a video, claiming it shows Putin being arrested. One user wrote, “More footage emerges showing Putin being taken to a Mongolian prison following Zelensky’s order for his arrest.”

Through a keyword search, Check Your Fact found that the video was taken during Putin’s arrival in Mongolia. It shows him being escorted from the airport, not being arrested.

Putin has officially arrived in Mongolia. pic.twitter.com/y7ocZTUjLV

— WarTranslated (Dmitri) (@wartranslated) September 2, 2024

Putin was not arrested, according to media reports. Instead, his state visit went by without incident, per Axios. (RELATED: Donald Trump Claims Kamala Harris Put In Place A Policy That Excuses Up To $1,000 Worth Of Theft)

Ukraine asked Mongolia to arrest Putin, who has been accused of war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to the BBC News. The ICC says that Mongolia has an obligation to abide by ICC regulations but that it did not mean it had to arrest Putin, the outlet reported.

Social media users spreading misinformation using wrongly captioned videos is not new. Check Your Fact recently debunked a video claiming to show her saying X owner Elon Musk has “lost his privileges” to free speech.