Video shows explosion at air base, not Ukraine’s main airport
The video actually shows the Melitopol air base. Read
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Grace Rahman
News & Online Editor
Grace joined Full Fact in March 2018 from the Press Association. She’s in charge of our work on the Third Party Fact Checking programme with Facebook and is particularly interested in debunking rumours spreading on social media.
She is a qualified journalist and has a Biology degree.
Misinformation Toolkit
Ukraine and beyond: How to fact check misleading videos
We’ve been checking videos claiming to be filmed in Ukraine. Here’s how to do it. Read
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CGI WW2 video being used as Ukraine footage
The video first appeared on TikTok in 2021. Read
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Video of 2015 explosion in China being mislabelled as Ukraine
A video recorded by an American man of a warehouse exploding has been wrongly claimed to show Russian airstrikes in Ukraine. Read
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Fake Ukraine video includes footage from 2015 and a computer game teaser
At least some of the clips in a video supposedly showing Russia invading Ukraine aren’t genuine. Read
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Flying bin video was not filmed during Storm Eunice
A video from TikTok of a trampoline and wheelie bin flying through the air were online long before Storm Eunice. Read
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Irish reporter did not get hit by sign during storm
A viral video from 2015 has been edited. Read
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Iceland’s CEO is not offering free food to people who like a Facebook page
A Facebook post promising essential goods worth £40 for free is not affiliated with Iceland. Read
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'Storm Eunice video' supposedly showing crane fall in Portsmouth is actually from Poland
A video purporting to show Storm Eunice arriving early actually shows a tragedy in Poland that happened on Thursday. Read
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Warning that vigorous duvet-shaking can raise risk of heart attack is fake
A screenshot circulating on social media looks like an ITV News article, but isn’t genuine. Read
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