A “fake” bear walked along the roads of the Kirov region

Saturday, November 9Kirov residents began to actively discuss the photo of the bear, published in many media and public pages of Kirov. The head of the regional Ministry of Natural Resources, Timur Abashev, started fact-checking.

The publication of the original source said that the bear was spotted on the Maromitskaya road in the Podosinovsky district. Some subscribers claimed that the clubfoot was walking in the Oparinsky district. However, the regional Minister of Environmental Protection Timur Abashev denied the information. According to him, the photo was taken in Kazakhstan in 2022.

I appeal to representatives of the media and online publics and communities, check the information before publishing. There is no need to spread fakes and rumors. I also ask subscribers to evaluate the news critically and, if possible, objectively,” Abashev wrote.

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