Fact check: Russia’s influence on Africa
Russia seeks to gain influence in Africa in several ways, from disinformation campaigns to sending Wagner Group mercenaries. Why is Africa so important to Vladimir Putin?
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Fake: Polish Defense Ministry Urges Citizens to Defend Europe from Wagner Group Founder -…
An "advertising poster" in the photo was faked. The press service of the
Ministry of National Defense of Poland, at the request of a StopFake
journalist, stated that none of their departments responsible for
recruiting candidates for the Polish Army is the author of this poster.
Did the Head of the Wagner Group Write a Children’s Book?
Yevgeny Prigozhin and his mercenary force launched a brief rebellion in Russia in June 2023.
Concert video predates Russian mercenary uprising
Tweets claim a video shows a crowd joyfully reacting to the Wagner Group's short-lived mutiny in Russia. But the clip is old; it first circulated on Telegram in February 2023 and shows a private concert that a Russian online retailer organized for its staff.
BBC: What is Russia’s Wagner group of mercenaries and why did it march on Moscow?
BBC article: Introduction to the Wagner Group, in the wake of their failed coup attempt against Putin (24 June, 2023)
CNBC: What is the Wagner Group? A look at the mercenary group led by man accused of ‘armed mutiny’ in Russia
An introduction to the Wagner Group, with many links to high-quality sources.
NPR: After its march toward Moscow, what’s next for Russia’s Wagner Group?
NPR summarizes the status of the Wagner Group, a few days after their coup attempt against Putin (24 June, 2023).
These videos do not show clashes between the Wagner Group and Russian forces
In the aftermath of the armed rebellion attempt by Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner mercenary group against the Russian army command on Saturday June 24, people began sharing images online purporting to show the two sides fighting. But at least two of these videos were taken from the video game Arma 3 - and it's not the first time this military video game has been used to spread misinformation.
Fact check: Do these videos show Wagner battles in Russia?
The world held its breath as Wagner forces advanced on Moscow and their leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, seemed to challenge President Vladimir Putin. Many videos claim to show clashes between both sides, but not all are real.
These images don’t show confrontations between Wagner group and Russian army – Truth or Fake
Some users on social media are sharing extremely realistic video game footage, claiming that it's real-life images coming out of the Wagner group rebellion this weekend. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.