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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Fact checks featuring claims seen in the UK about the ongoing war in Ukraine
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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Video of explosion aftermath is from Lebanon in 2020, not Ukraine
A video shared on social media claims to show an explosion and collapsed buildings in Ukraine, but it actually shows an explosion in Lebanon in 2020. Read
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Lightning strike video doesn’t show war in Ukraine
The video appeared online almost a month before the Russian invasion. Read
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Video shows game footage, not a plane being shot at in Ukraine
The developers of Arma 3 confirmed that the footage came from a modified version of their game. Read
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Map of Russian nuclear targets in UK dates back to the Cold War
A map being shared on social media suggests potential sites of Russian nuclear strikes across the UK, but the original estimates are now 50 years old, and don't give any reliable indication of the sit Read
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Pornhub isn’t blocked in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine
This is a rumour that may have begun on Twitter. The site appears to be working normally for users in Russia. Read
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Beirut port explosion footage being mistaken as Ukraine
Video apparently taken from a street in Beirut of the 2020 explosion is being shared as though it was filmed in Ukraine. Read
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CNN did not claim the same man was killed in both Ukraine and Afghanistan
The report came from fake CNN Twitter accounts which have now been suspended. The photo used appears to be of a YouTuber, who is alive. Read
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Video shows explosion at air base, not Ukraine’s main airport
The video actually shows the Melitopol air base. Read
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