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A single screenshot of a news report from March has led to claims that the BBC exaggerated the situation in Ukraine. Read
There’s no record of Monsanto, Cargill or DuPont having bought large swathes of land from the Ukrainian government under President Zelenskyy, despite claims on social media. Read
A dramatic video of a field on fire was actually taken thousands of miles from Ukraine. Read
A picture of the Ukrainian president in front of a green screen has fuelled false claims about his whereabouts. Read
The video is CGI. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A post suggesting that war in Ukraine is not the cause of shortages of a number of products is missing context. Read
The clip was uploaded at least six days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine even began. Read
The clearly-edited image has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook. Read
An image from 2018 of a space rocket on board a train has been edited to show it being pulled by a tractor. Read
A black-and-white version has been shared, making it look like a scene from the Second World War Read
