Fact checks

21 hours ago

Russian propaganda invents fake story about military recruitment officers on exam boards in Ukrainian universities

Russian propagandists have forged an announcement about an exam at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute

1 day ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake claim that Zelensky 'demands money' from New Pope

Russian propagandists have fabricated cover of German magazine Titanic

2 days ago

After Macron's 'drug' smear, Russian propaganda targets Merz with 'cocaine spoon' hoax

Russia seeks to discredit 'Coalition of the Willing' leaders over their support for Ukraine

6 days ago

Russian propaganda fabricates video of 'Immortal Regiment' broadcast on Berlin billboards

Propagandists doctored footage allegedly showing Soviet soldier portraits on LED screens in the German capital

1 week ago

Staged photos and fake gifts for veterans: Russia pushes Victory Day disinformation in Ukraine

Propagandists fabricated photos and announcements as part of disinformation campaign

1 week ago

Russian fake: 74% of Ukrainians watched film about Putin's 25-year rule

Propagandists faked videos using the branding of Euronews and Info World

1 week ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake news about cultural treasures being taken from Kharkiv to Poland 'amid Russian offensive'

Propagandists continue to push the narrative that Ukraine is being "looted" by its Western allies

2 weeks ago

Double Russian fake: 'Ukrainian' tried to set fire to McDonald's office in Chicago over company's 'return to Russia'

Russian propagandists fabricated a video of an invented incident, falsely attributed to USA Today

2 weeks ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake claim that Olena Zelenska bought Princess Diana's dress for nearly $3M

Propagandists forged a video purporting to be from British tabloid The Sun

2 weeks ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake story about Pope Francis and J.D. Vance criticizing Zelensky

Propagandists forged covers of French publications Liberation, Le Figaro, and Charlie Hebdo

3 weeks ago

Russia spreads fake news alleging Ukraine hires actresses for news reports on Russian aggression

Propagandists used AI to create four images and deepfakes, presenting them as a single person

3 weeks ago

'Western' fake from Russia: Civilians allegedly paid to 'hunt down' men fit for service in Ukraine

Propagandists are spreading articles by a fictitious author in fake English- and French-language media outlets

3 weeks ago

Russian propaganda spreads deepfake on TikTok about 'friendly fire' in Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russian propagandists have produced a staged video in an attempt to discredit Ukrainian defenders

4 weeks ago

Russian propaganda uses photo of teen killed in Kryvyi Rih Strike to spread fake story about Ukrainian army

Russian propaganda has once again twisted the truth, using the tragic aftermath of its own attack on Ukrainian civilians to fabricate lies about Ukrainian Armed Forces

1 month ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake story about 'death' in Kursk region of 5,000 foreign mercenaries serving in Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russian propagandists have fabricated an infographic allegedly from German data company Statista

1 month ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake news about death of Ukrainian servicewoman from 'Contract 18-24' program

Propagandists have fabricated social media posts to discredit Ukrainian Defense Ministry's project

1 month ago

Russian propaganda attempts to deny capture of Chinese citizens by Ukrainian Armed Forces

Propagandists have used manipulations from MP Dubinsky and Chinese pseudo-blogger.

1 month ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake news about 'mysterious epidemic' among Ukrainian troops in Sumy region

Russian propagandists have fabricated leaflets and falsified regional media reports in an attempt to discredit Ukrainian defenders.

1 month ago

Russian fake from the Netherlands: Ukraine accused of SBU ties to drug syndicate

Russian propaganda is spreading a fake investigation published by a Dutch website.

1 month ago

Russian fake: Europe is committing 'neo-genocide' in Ukraine, EU leaders want to 'eliminate' Zelensky

Russian propagandists have forged a video purporting to come from Institute for the Study of War and Human Rights Watch.

1 month ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake about boy's 'death at the hands' of Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk region

To promote disinformation, Russian propagandists used a bot account on Facebook and AI-generated images of a child.

1 month ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake news about Ukraine army recruitment through adult content subscriptions

Russian propagandists are attempting to disrupt Ukraine's mobilization campaign targeting 18-24-year-old volunteers.

1 month ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake 'poll' on 'Hungarian-speaking' districts of Zakarpattia region joining Hungary

Russian propagandists have fabricated an Instagram ad

1 month ago

Russia amplifies fake news to undermine Ukraine's mobilization efforts

Russian propagandists have fabricated agitation posters and staged videos to discredit the Ukrainian military

1 month ago

Russian fake: Pentagon analysts 'predicted' Europe's defeat in war with Russia within two months

Russian propagandists have fabricated a video allegedly created by U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

1 month ago

Russian propaganda uses 'Finnish journalist' to spread fake atrocities allegations against Ukrainian forces in Sudzha

Russian propagandists are attempting to falsely accuse Ukraine of war crimes

1 month ago

Russian fake: Jared Leto, Billie Eilish 'announce concerts' in occupied Crimea

Russian propagandists have spread a deepfake video, forged Instagram stories, and fabricated ticket sale announcements

1 month ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake about journalist rights violations in Ukraine

Russian propagandists have fabricated a video falsely attributed to Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

2 months ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake about pro-Ukrainian activist spitting at J.D. Vance's daughter's stroller

Propagandists forged a news report from Al Jazeera television network

2 months ago

Russia spreads fake news about Ukrainian ad teaching children to 'report' relatives for speaking Russian

Russian propaganda has fabricated a video from Ukrainian children's TV channel