A Feb. 12 Facebook video (direct link, archived link) shows a series of military weapons and personnel.
"US Abrams M1 Tank Is Already In Ukraine! Russians Are Fleeing In Panic!" reads the video's caption.
The video was shared more than 90 times and viewed more than 80,000 times in a week.
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The M1 Abrams tanks President Joe Biden said would be sent to Ukraine have not yet arrived. The vehicles will take several months to procure and deliver, according to a Defense Department spokesperson.
The Abrams tanks committed to Ukraine will take several months to deliver, Lt. Col. Martin Meiners told USA TODAY on Feb. 17.
Biden announced Jan. 25 the U.S. will send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine so its forces "will be better prepared for additional counter-offenses," according to a Defense Department press release.
Many of the video clips featured in the post predate Biden's announcement.
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The first clip showing two tanks in a desert landscape appears in a Chinese-language video on YouTube posted in 2019. The sixth clip of a soldier holding a Ukrainian flag atop a tank was posted on Instagram in June 2022 by a Ukrainian radio station. The video at the 1:30 mark showing tanks on a forked road...
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