This is fake. Its a remix of a fake Putin quote that spread in 2015:
"To forgive the terrorists is up to God, but to send them to him is up to me."
It almost sounds like something Russian President Vladimir Putin could, and would, say.
Except that he didn't.
The quote, which was attributed to Mr Putin, was tweeted on Tuesday (Nov 17) by Ms Remi Maalouf who works for television channel Russia Today. It had been making the rounds on social media since.
But Ms Maalouf has since deleted the tweet, and clarified in a follow-up tweet that she had taken it off a post on Facebook.
Here is the original tweeter apologizing for posting it. (Which is the correct response when an adult discovers they are actually spreading fake bullshit)
This is the danger of social media! I took Putin's quote from a post on Facebook & it turned out to be false. I apologize.
This is fake. Its a remix of a fake Putin quote that spread in 2015:
Here is the original tweeter apologizing for posting it. (Which is the correct response when an adult discovers they are actually spreading fake bullshit)
Thanks for the dig on this. However the statement was believable because Putin's actions seem to indicate he would think that way.
Even if this quote is not true, I stand by my statement above.
Wsit .. how do we know youre not spreading disinformation to discredit this quote
This happened in 2015. Before the age of Trump, Q, or CNN fact-checkers.
But feel free to prove me wrong. You have the same internet that I have.
I'll wait.