Former Polish presidential candidate Seb Ross posted a claim on social media alleging that “Americans killed a seven-year-old Russian girl in Luhansk”. As “evidence”, he attached a photograph of a girl.

This was reported by the Center for Strategic Communications.

In reality, the image used by Ross is a stock photo – it even retains the watermark of the photo bank. Therefore, his claim has no connection to real events.

Seb Ross is known for his pro-Russian views. He has previously stated that, if he became president of Poland, he would visit Moscow, and he has also questioned the need to criticize Russia. The politician has repeatedly spoken in favor of Poland leaving the European Union.

Ross published the fake about a “Russian girl killed by Americans” after reports that a seven-year-old girl, Amelia Grzesko, who held Polish citizenship, was killed as a result of a Russian shelling of Ternopil. It is likely that in this way he is trying to deflect responsibility from Russia for the deaths of children and create a false “mirror” narrative.