Does Video Show Ukrainian Armed Forces Training Child Soldiers?
Social media users started sharing a video that supposedly showed Ukrainian child soldiers trained to fight in the war with Russia.
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Claim that a Mexican cartel has weapons sent to Ukraine lacks evidence
An U.S. podcast host misrepresented a Mexican TV newscast by saying that a Javelin the United States sent to Ukraine ended in the hands of a Mexican cartel.
That's not what the Spanish-speaking anchor said.
Experts also say the supposed cartel member is carrying an AT4, not a Javelin.
A TikTok video claimed to show a cartel member in Mexico carrying a Javelin that the U.S. sent to Ukraine.
We found no evidence that a Mexican cartel obtained U.S. weapons destined for Ukraine. Experts told PolitiFact that the man in the video is carrying what appears to be an AT4 weapon, not a Javelin.
We rate this claim False.
No, Ukraine’s military is not camouflaging tanks as houses
An October 2020 article from the news outlet RBC-Ukraine said the car was decorated to look like a Ukrainian village house. The car motor was hidden, and the driver's seat was built into the floor. Side mirrors that would normally be on a car were replaced with cameras inside the structure, RBC-Ukraine reported.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, there have been numerous false and misleading claims about the war and both countries' military units.
We rate the claim that a Ukrainian tank is using a house as camouflage False.
Did Members of Ukraine’s Armed Forces Help Make This Bollywood Video?
A viral tweet described the video as "war propaganda in the style of Bollywood dance videos."
Fake: Germany’s Rheinmetall Shares Fall Drastically After Ukraine’s Failed Counteroffensive
Data from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange data shows that the value of
Rheinmetall group's shares fluctuated, and no sharp drops have been noted.
The Ukrainian military highly appreciates the quality of German weapons,
and Rheinmetall AG is planning to increase production, as demand for its
products is growing, driven by the Russian war in Ukraine.
Fake: Ukraine Wins the Scythian Gold Case Due to Nazism and Occultism in Europe
Ukraine is the legal owner of the Crimean museums exhibits, which is confirmed by international law and multiple decisions of various courts. In Ukraine, the process of accumulating historical artifacts is not ideological.
No, this video is not ‘proof’ that Ukraine destroyed the Nova Kakhovka dam – Truth or Fake
A viral video on Twitter purports to show "clear indication that Ukraine was the original culprit" behind the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam. Even though both Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for the destruction of the dam, the video in question is not recent and has nothing to do with the dam breach. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
Video shows Russia blew up farm machinery, not Leopard 2 tanks – Truth or Fake
Russia's ministry of defence published a Telegram video allegedly showing its "successful destruction" of several Ukrainian tanks, including Leopard 2 battle tanks. But analysis of the video shows several holes in this argument, and the "tanks" share more similarities with agricultural machinery. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.
Does Video Show Proof That Ukraine Drowns Its Citizens on Purpose?
Social media users shared an old video to spread a false narrative about the Nova Kakhovka dam explosion in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
The war in Ukraine is real and ongoing, despite nonsense social media posts
That's because it trafficks in misinformation about the war that we've encountered before. Previous posts have falsely claimed that various photos are evidence the war is fake, that video clips prove it's staged, that it's scripted. None of that was accurate, and neither is the claim that there's no war in Ukraine.
It defies more than a year of news coverage from reporters with media outlets from around the world giving dispatches from Ukraine, describing the front lines, the lives of civilians and more.
We rate this post Pants on Fire!