Fact checks

1 year 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 year 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 year 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 year ago

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

Russian propagandists have fabricated an Instagram ad

1 year 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 year 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 year 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 year 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 year ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake about journalist rights violations in Ukraine

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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year ago

Russian fake: Uma Thurman 'condemned' her colleague for saying 'Slava Ukraini' at Oscars

Russian propagandists have fabricated an Instagram story allegedly posted by Hollywood star Uma Thurman.

1 year ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake news claiming Zelensky-Trump meeting 'cost' Ukraine $4-7M

Propagandists fabricated a Bloomberg video and a Wall Street Journal article

1 year ago

Russian propaganda fabricates fake news about death of Ukrainian man Boris Johnson met in Kyiv

Propagandists forged obituary from Ukrainian newspaper Kirovohradska Pravda

1 year ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake story about 'purchase' of elite apartment in Warsaw by Stefanchuk's son

The source of the disinformation is former MP Ihor Mosiychuk, who frequently posts Russian narratives

1 year ago

Russian propaganda fakes news about Ukrainian soldier's alleged involvement in shooting incident in Lviv region

To create fake news, propagandists used a report from Ukrainian news outlet Zaxid.net to discredit Ukrainian forces

1 year ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake claim about creation of 'movement' in Kharkiv advocating for presidential elections

Propagandists have forged photos with campaign posters to create the illusion of 'support' for their narratives within Ukrainian society.

1 year ago

Russian propaganda falsely attributes 'ad' for fake video game featuring Zelensky to Stallone

Russian propagandists have forged an Instagram story from American actor Sylvester Stallone to discredit the Ukrainian government

1 year ago

Russian fake: Ukrainian set Tesla on fire in Germany to protest Elon Musk over USAID closure

Russian propagandists have fabricated a Deutsche Welle video to spread disinformation about Ukrainian refugees

1 year ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake 'graffiti with Zelensky and USAID' in U.S.

Propagandists forged a photo using a graphic editor to discredit the Ukrainian government

1 year ago

Russian fake: USAID 'deceived' Pope into meeting with wives of Azov regiment POWs

Propagandists fabricated Euronews report

1 year ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake investigation about Ukraine 'organizing' terrorist attacks in Germany

Russia attempts to discredit Ukraine ahead of Bundestag elections.

1 year ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake about men receiving summonses abroad and being deported to Ukraine

Propagandists have manipulated the audio track in a video from the national telethon.

1 year ago

Russian propaganda fakes news from criminal chronicles and obituaries to discredit Ukrainian Armed Forces

Propagandists have altered news stories from Ukrainian regional media, adding false mentions of the military.

1 year ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake news about 'mass disappearance' of 17-year-old boys in Sumy region

Propagandists have fabricated numerous fake news stories and advertisements supposedly originating from Ukrainian regional media.

1 year ago

Russian fake: 62% of Britons believe 100-year partnership agreement with Ukraine 'threatens' London's interests

Russian propagandists have fabricated a fake poll, falsely attributing it to Britain's GLPOR.

1 year ago

Russian fake: Ukrainian license plates torn off in Slovakia to protest halt in Russian gas transit

Propagandists have deployed bots on social media platforms to disseminate disinformation to Western audiences

1 year ago

Russian fakes and California fires: Ukrainians 'steal' donations, actress Lee Curtis 'slams' Ukraine aid

Russian propagandists created fake content involving USA Today and Instagram story by American actress Jamie Lee Curtis

1 year ago

Russian propaganda spreads fake video about Lavrov's speech being shown on Times Square screens

Propagandists doctored a YouTube video filmed in New York's central square

1 year ago

Russian propaganda falsely claims police targeted Ukrainians for celebrating Christmas on Jan 7

Propagandists fabricated an ad supposedly placed in a Ukrainian church and manipulated Google Trends data