Picture of Putin popping Ukraine balloon isn’t a Banksy
The clearly-edited image has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook. Read
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Ukraine
Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing war in Ukraine
Edited image falsely claims to show Ukrainian tractor pulling Russian rocket
An image from 2018 of a space rocket on board a train has been edited to show it being pulled by a tractor. Read
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Photograph of crowded railway station is from Ukraine in March 2022
A black-and-white version has been shared, making it look like a scene from the Second World War Read
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Viral video does not show US paratroopers landing in Ukraine
A video viewed over seven million times shows US paratroopers in North Carolina—not Ukraine, as claimed. Read
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Photograph of Ukrainian volunteer wearing Ghostbusters badge is genuine
A picture shared on social media was originally taken by a Reuters journalist Read
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Immigration
Home Office claim to have launched first Ukrainian visa scheme lacks context
Many countries taking Ukrainian refugees never required visas in the first place. Others have waived visa schemes entirely. Read
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Photograph of men in military uniform doesn’t show squad members of FC Dynamo Kyiv
A photograph claiming to show the Dynamo Kyiv football team in army uniform actually shows members of a nationalist group in Ukraine. Read
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No evidence news channel used shot from Deep Impact to show people fleeing Kyiv
Italian fact checkers have found no evidence the shot was broadcast by TGCOM24. Read
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Sign telling Russian troops ‘go f*** yourselves’ was Photoshopped
The picture, which went viral online, was designed by the Ukrainian authorities to encourage people to tear down road signs. Read
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Photo of wounded Ukrainian woman near Kharkiv is genuine
Posts on Facebook claim that photographs of a Ukrainian woman injured after an airstrike near Kharkiv actually depict events from 2018. This isn’t the case, and the images are genuine. Read
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