Category Media taken out of context

Fake: Kyivstar Charity Campaign Reveals Real Numbers of Deceased Ukrainian Soldiers

The mobile operator's press service stated that they did not publish this video, nor did they launch such a charity campaign. Kyivstar believes that this disinformation attack is aimed at deliberately causing suffering to the relatives of the victims and creating a public outcry.

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Fake: Zelenskyi Refuses to Extend Military Actions to Russia’s Crimea

President Zelenskyi did not make any statements about Crimea belonging to Russia. What he actually said was that Russia can be forced to withdraw its troops from the occupied Crimea by political pressure. This option will help Ukraine save the lives of its citizens.

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Manipulation: West Refuses to Provide Ukraine With Security Guarantees

A column in the Ukrainian online newspaper EuropeanPravda by lawyer Mykhaylo Soldatenko examining the wording and nature of the treaty on future security commitments that Ukraine plans to sign with its allies is being touted by Kremlin propagandists as an example of the West refusing to provide Ukraine with security guarantees. Soldatenko does not write that the G7 countries refuse to provide security guarantees, he simply points out that the word "guarantees" did not appear in the G7 leaders' declaration after the NATO summit. Ukraine is currently negotiating with the United States and Britain on a bilateral agreement on security guarantees.

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Fake: Ukrainians Call to Ban Tetris Says French Media Outlet 20 Minutes

StopFake journalists were unable to find any such video on the official platforms of the media. Most likely, this video was fabricated. The perpetrators deliberately used the logo of a well-known French media outlet and its design for propaganda purposes.

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Fake: Ukraine to Mobilize 30,000 Canadians Says Ukrainian Defense Minister

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has not asked the Canadian government to send 30,000 Canadians of Ukrainian origin to Ukraine. He never said the words that are being attributed to him in Russian media and in various social media posts. The quote comes from a Russian satirical Telegram channel.

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Manipulation: Presidential Office of Ukraine Threatens Poland With Relations Severance

In a recent interview Ukrainian Presidential Office adviser Mykhailo Podolyak did make a statement about competition with Poland, but only in the context of post-war free trade and market economy. He noted that Ukraine and Poland have different positions on some economic issues, but this does not threaten relations between the two countries.

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Fake: West Preparing to “Liquidate” President Zelensky

An article in the American publication Politico examining Kyiv's plan if Russia assassinates President Volodymyr Zelensky has given rise to a wave of Russian fakes claiming the West is fed up with the Ukrainian President and plans to "liquidate" him. There is absolutely nothing in the article about removing Zelensky, it simply examines possible scenarios in the event of a Russian assassination attempt on the President of Ukraine.

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Fake: US General Called F-16 Fighters Useless for the Armed Forces

The US Air Force in Europe and Africa commander James Hecker did not call F-16 useless for Ukraine. The general noted that American fighter jets will provide additional capabilities to the Armed Forces on the battlefield, but will not be a panacea in the fight against the invaders.

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Fake: France Congratulates Ukraine on Independence Day With a Map without Crimea

The photo on the billboard is fake. Moreover, the picture used captures a traffic stop in Denmark's capital Copenhagen, and not in France. French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking at the Crimea platform on August 23, once again emphasized that France does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territories.

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Fake: 10 Thousand Poles Dead in Ukraine Since the War Began

The information about 10,000 Poles allegedly dying in Russia's war against Ukraine is baseless. The publication in Myśl Polska, which is cited by the Russian media, does not exist. This was announced by the media's editorial board.

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