Bot networks. Online propaganda. “Troll farms”.
Hostile governments, and ideological factions spend millions to flood your news and social media with known untruths about what’s happening in Ukraine.
The good news: Today, it’s easier than ever to trace reports back to the source.
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Report claiming US paid Time magazine to honor Zelensky is fake
A video with millions of engagements on X purports to show a New York Post video reporting that the US government’s humanitarian agency paid Time $4 million to feature Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on its magazine cover as its 2022 Person of the Year. But the supposed report is fake, and the claims it makes are inaccurate, according to the New York Post and Time.
Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy’s tense Oval Office meeting about Ukraine and Russia, fact-checked
– Vance: Zelenskyy has not said, “Thank you” to the United States for its support of Ukraine.
– Vance: Zelenskyy “went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October.”
– Trump: “We gave you $350 billion.”
Fake video claims Trump Jr. said US should have sent weapons to Russia, not Ukraine | Snopes.com
The video was digitally created, likely using AI-powered software to generate synthetic audio mimicking Trump Jr.’s voice.
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Video misrepresents US senator’s comments on Russia-Ukraine war
In a video shared online, Senator Lindsey Graham appears to tell Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “the Russians are dying” and that is “the best money” the US has ever spent. But the clip is edited; the full footage shows Graham did not make the statements consecutively.
Old video of Russian tank toppling over at military parade resurfaces in Ukraine war posts
An old video of a Russian tank toppling over at a military parade has been viewed tens of thousands of times in posts that misleadingly claim the driver who overturned the vehicle subsequently avoided being sent to the front line in the war against Ukraine. The clip — which recirculated shortly after a military parade in Moscow in May 2023 — corresponds with media reports from 2018 about an accident at another event in the western Russian city of Kursk.
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