On January 22, the publications on the Social Network Platform X alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin later searched to extradite Dr. Anthony Fauci, the medical leader of the president of the United States from 2021 to 2022, to Russia as a component of An agreement to avoid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The positions did not provide any evidence to the claim.
(X @cilcomlfc)
The posts alleged that Putin sought to extradite Fauci, who played a vital role in the U. S. reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic, because “crimes opposed to humanity. “The claim also spread through the voice of the people, an outlet for disinformation crossed by Sean ADL-Tabatabai, who in the past ran disinformation websites for his news and newspapers.
The complaint was false. If Putin had made such a request, the reliable resources of data in Russia or the United States would have informed. It had not happened. If Russia sought to extradite Fauci, it probably deserves to register an opinion of the red flag with Interpol. This had not happened either.
Even if the claim came here from a reliable source, there is a main impediment on the way: the United States and Russia do not have an extradition treaty between them. According to the US Department of Justice, the United States is not extradited without a treaty.
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Jack Izzo is a journalist in Chicago and twice “Jeopardy!” former student.