claim: this photo was taken in south africa in 2016 -- it is unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic
summary: an image of a lion taken in south africa in 2016 was attached to a news headline stating that russia had unleashed 500 lions to force people to stay inside during a covid-19 lockdown, when in fact russia had instituted no sweeping lockdown
subject_description: russia is using lions to help enforce a lockdown
Motive_Description: instilling fear about the potential intensity of covid-19 lockdowns; creating a false narrative about a russian lockdown
author_description: facebook page "the camp man"
keywords: coronavirus, russia, lion