Sorry everyone, Putin did not say anything about sending anyone to God

We did wish he had the terrorists Putin their place.

Jonathan Lim| November 19, 11:23 AM

Yesterday, social media swooned over a badass statement allegedly made by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Facebook users the world over were sharing articles from him supposedly having this to say about terrorists: "To forgive them is up to God, but to send them to him is up to me."

The source of the quote was a news anchor from Russia Today (better known as RT) named Remi Maalouf. She tweeted the fake quote, apparently taken off an unspecified Facebook post, which was then carried by sports blog Barstool Sports, and in turn shared on Fox News, and The Straits Times reported on it subsequently.

Here's the original tweet which has since been taken down:

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She has clarified where she got the quote from:

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A quick Google reveals just how many people got taken for a ride by just one woman with one tweet:

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Also more than 7,400 shared the fake quote from The Straits Times. Oops (they did however edit their Facebook caption when they realised the mistake 15 hours later and said "It turns out Putin never really said this"):

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But who could blame them? Putin comes with a reputation of being a no-nonsense badass.

Evidence below:

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Check out how the former Lieutenant Colonel of the KGB (Soviet Union's security agency) 'negotiates' with errant factory owners into signing an agreement:

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