Fake USA Today video reports supposed New York ‘brawl’ involving Ukrainian delegate
The video, which has USA Today’s logo and style, has been shared across multiple social media platforms. Read
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Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing war in Ukraine
Old video of fight in Ukrainian parliament re-emerges on social media
Footage of a fight breaking out in Ukraine’s legislature being shared online was actually filmed in 2010. Read
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President Zelenskyy’s office was not blown up in recent Kyiv strikes
Claims online that the Ukrainian presidential office was bombed around 10 October 2022 are unevidenced. Read
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Image shared on social media doesn’t show BBC journalist pretending to be on the frontline of war in Ukraine
A single screenshot of a news report from March has led to claims that the BBC exaggerated the situation in Ukraine. Read
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President Zelenskyy did not sell 17 million hectares of land to American conglomerates
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
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Video of farmers harvesting next to burning crops isn’t from Ukraine
A dramatic video of a field on fire was actually taken thousands of miles from Ukraine. Read
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Photo of Zelensky in front of green screen doesn’t mean he was ‘never’ in Ukraine
A picture of the Ukrainian president in front of a green screen has fuelled false claims about his whereabouts. Read
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Fake video doesn’t show Russian strike on Ukrainian arms depot
The video is CGI. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
War in Ukraine has contributed to global shortages of certain products
A post suggesting that war in Ukraine is not the cause of shortages of a number of products is missing context. Read
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Video doesn’t show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together after invasion
The clip was uploaded at least six days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine even began. Read
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