Fact checks: from across the internet
Ukraine Fact Check presents fact checks on Ukraine in two different ways. Our team works to:
1. index and tag existing fact-check articles from reputable sources from across the internet;
2. compile and publish original fact check articles, based our team’s own research into a subject.
Below, you can find the fact-check articles published by other websites across the internet.
Disclaimer: Ukraine Fact Check was not involved in producing the articles listed below. The information presented in them may be incorrect, incomplete, or misleading. As with any other type of article, read with a critical eye, check sources, and seek other opinions before making up your mind on important topics.
No, the BBC didn’t report that Ukraine is selling weapons to Hamas // VERIFY
Source published on: October 12, 2023 /
No, the BBC report that said Ukraine is selling weapons to Hamas is not real. The fake video is being promoted by pro-Russia social media accounts.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Aid to Ukraine, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, Hamas, International community, Israel, Media taken out of context, Methods, Military aid, Misconceptions, Palestine, UK, and Ukraine
FACT CHECK: Posts Claims Ukrainian Challenger 2 Tank Was Not Destroyed | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: September 11, 2023 /
Social media posts are claiming Russia didn’t destroy a Ukrainian Challenger 2 tank.
Verdict: False
The video does show a Ukrainian Challenger 2 tank, according to multiple media outlets and independent analysts. The United Kingdom Defense Secretary confirmed the Challenger 2 tank was destroyed.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Aid to Ukraine, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Military aid, Misconceptions, Russia, UK, and Ukraine
Fake Ukraine’s Defense Minister Dismissed because of Prolonged Conflict with Russia // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 5, 2023 /
Russian media is claiming that a recent New York Times article states that Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov was removed from his position because of the prolonged war with Russia. The real cause is that as the war has dragged on, there is a need for new leadership that could solve problems facing the Defense Ministry, first of all, problems with supply contracts, which have been heavily criticized by Ukraine’s civil society.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Fake Video: Anti-Ukrainian Flash Mob in Poland // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 29, 2023 /
The German state radio station and TV channel Deutsche Welle did not shoot a video about the “anti-Ukrainian flash mob in Poland”. No such video is available on the website and social networks of the Polish and English-language versions. Russian propaganda used Deutsche Welle’s signature style to create a fake story about a non-existent anti-Ukrainian flash mob.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Deep fake videos, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, Germany, International community, Methods, Misconceptions, Poland, and Ukraine
Fake: Pentagon Doesn’t Like How General Syrskyi Fights Says NYT // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 28, 2023 /
The article says nothing about any dissatisfaction with the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces command and ignoring the Pentagon’s recommendations. It says that Ukraine is using its strategy to secure those parts of the front where Russia can advance.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, Ukraine, and USA
Fake: Poland Kicks Out Refugees to Get Them Drafted into Ukrainian Forces // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 8, 2023 /
Ukrainian law enforcement officers send requests to Poland to extradite only those Ukrainians who are involved in the organization of illegal migrant traffic to the EU.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Poland, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Fake: Ukrainian Refugees Beat Up Poles for Refusing to Shout “Nazi Slogans” // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 28, 2023 /
This statement is not true. The Warsaw police identified 13 people who engaged in the conflict shown in the video. None of them were Ukrainian citizens.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Hatred and bigotry, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Nazism, Poland, and Ukraine
Fake: Ukrainian Refugees Mistake Slovenian Flag for Russian, Beat Up a Man // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 28, 2023 /
Euronews did not publish a video on its social media that Ukrainian refugees allegedly beat a Slovenian man due to a mistake with the flag. The screenshot of the video circulating online was most likely fabricated. Its authors deliberately used the logo of a well-known European media and its design for propaganda purposes. Moreover, StopFake journalists could not find a single fact to confirm this story.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Fake: Ukrainian Refugees Provoke a Dangerous Disease Outbreak in Rzeszów // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 28, 2023 /
The propagandist claim that Ukrainian refugees are the source of the bacterial infection is completely unfounded. It is yet unknown what exactly became the source of the infection in Rzeszów. Moreover, the World Health Organization reports that no cases of direct transmission of infection from person to person have been registered to date. Poland’s Internal Security Agency is investigating whether this legionellosis outbreak could have been a sabotage.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Poland, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Fake: Ukrainians in Germany Encouraged to Learn Cleaners’ Terminology to Find a Job // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 11, 2023 /
The circulating brochures are fake. The organization Handbook Germany, on behalf of which this brochure was allegedly published, denied its existence. They also noted that such a fake was intended to offend Ukrainian citizens living in Germany, as well as to cause damage to the reputation of the organization.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: AI-generated images, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Germany, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, and Ukraine
FACT CHECK: No, BBC News Did Not Report Prigozhin Is Still Alive | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: September 1, 2023 /
A video shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, claims to show a BBC News report stating Wagner Group founder Yevengy Prigozhin is still alive.
Verdict: False
There is no evidence that the BBC created this video. A spokesperson for the organization said the video was fake.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, International community, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, and UK
FACT CHECK: No, Ukraine Did Not Seize A Train Filled With Fighter Jets | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: August 4, 2023 /
A video shared on Facebook claims that Ukraine seized a train filled with fighter jets.
Verdict: False
There is no evidence that Ukraine captured a train filled with Russian jets.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Aid to Ukraine, Fact checks / debunkings, Military aid, Misconceptions, Russia, and Ukraine
Fake: Kyivstar Charity Campaign Reveals Real Numbers of Deceased Ukrainian Soldiers // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 30, 2023 /
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.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, and Ukraine
Fake: Lyceum in Ivano-Frankivsk Launches an LGBT Club // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 4, 2023 /
In a comment to StopFake, the lyceum denied the information circulating online. Besides, the cited announcement has not been posted on the school’s official website.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Children, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Hatred and bigotry, Minorities in Ukraine, Misconceptions, Protected groups & minorities, and Ukraine
Fake: Ukraine Blames China and TikTok for “Failed Counteroffensive” // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 28, 2023 /
Ukraine has not made any statements about the “failure of the counteroffensive” or accusations against China. Cybersecurity expert Vitaliy Yakushev only voiced the information that the Chinese social network TikTok has access to the contents of a user’s phone and uses the data in favor of Chinese intelligence.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: China, Coordinated disinformation, Counteroffensive 2023, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine