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Fact check: Was Donald Trump recruited by the KGB under code name 'Krasnov'?

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Fact check: Was Donald Trump recruited by the KGB under code name 'Krasnov'?

Fact check: Was Donald Trump recruited by the KGB under code name 'Krasnov'?

Fact check: Was Donald Trump recruited by the KGB under code name 'Krasnov'?

A Facebook post by an ex-KGB agent claiming that Donald Trump was recruited by Moscow in 1987 under the code name "Krasnov" has sent social media into a spin.

What's the story behind the claim?

Euroverify investigates.

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