# Fact check: False ‘mass exodus’ claims spread as Russia bombards Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/item/45843

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-04 18:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/fact-check-false-mass-exodus-claims-spread-as-russia-bombards-kyiv/

> As Russia continues daily air attacks on Kyiv, social media posts falsely portray residents fleeing the capital en masse. The posts reuse footage from a Kyiv metro station, a Chinese toll station and an old 2022 image near the Polish border. There is no public data showing a mass exodus from Kyiv in recent weeks.

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