Latest Fact Checks

Downing Street video doesn’t show Volodymyr Zelenskyy using expletive to refer to Donald Trump2 months ago
Video appearing to show BBC reporter caught on hot mic after Zelenskyy-Trump meeting has been edited2 months ago
AI-generated Video of Ukraine’s Flag on the Statue of Liberty Circulates Online2 months ago
Zelenskyy did not say the US will have to send their sons and daughters to fight in Ukraine2 months ago
No, this video doesn’t show Volodymyr Zelensky insulting Donald Trump2 months ago
There is no evidence this video shows Zelenskyy boarding a luxury private jet2 months ago
Fake: Ukraine Launched a Massive Bot Attack on YouTube2 months ago
Fake: Pro-Ukrainian Rallies in the US Organized by Criminal Gangs2 months ago
Don’t fall for doctored clip of BBC reporter making crude on-air comment about Zelenskyy WH meeting2 months ago
Zelenskyy didn’t exactly say ‘raising volume of your voice’ but not ‘your logic’ in Trump meeting2 months ago
Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy French Bank Milleis Via Maltex In February 20252 months ago
Macron didn’t call Putin a ‘butcher’ in news conference with Trump2 months ago
Fact Check: AI Video Shows Ukrainian Flag Hoisted On Statue Of Liberty Torch2 months ago
Fact Check: INAUTHENTIC Audio Suggests BBC Reporter Joked On Open Mic That Trump F***ed Zelenskyy In Oval Office Meeting2 months ago
Fact Check: UK PM Starmer’s support for Ukraine triggers massive rally in London? Find the truth here2 months ago
This Image Does Not Show Zelenskyy Signing Bombs for Gaza2 months ago
Zelenskyy saying US will have to send ‘sons and daughters to war’ in Ukraine is from old video2 months ago
“Europe also has no weapons – the warehouses are empty.”2 months ago
The facts behind resurfaced claim that Zelenskyy has multiple homes, planes, offshore accounts2 months ago
FACT CHECK: Facebook Video Does Not Show Ukrainian Soldiers ‘Faking Combat’2 months ago

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Hostile governments, and ideological factions spend millions to flood your news and social media with known untruths about what’s happening in Ukraine.

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Latest fact checks – by our team

The word "Fake" appears in red letters on top of a screenshot of a social media post, which describes so-called baby factories supposedly discovered in Ukraine.

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Fake news: No evidence of ‘baby factories’ in Ukraine

Sick: BBC’s fact-checking team have traced false claims of “baby factories” in Ukraine back to a notorious online hoax factory. “Who would possibly lie about something like that?” you might reasonably ask yourself. Depressingly, we have the answer to that question.

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No, weapons for Ukraine were not used in French riots

A false rumor on Twitter has been traced by the BBC back to pro-Kremlin propaganda channels. The deliberately misleading Twitter post falsely claims that weapons possibly among those sent to Ukraine were used against police in the recent riots in France (summer 2023). The attached image shows a fabricated “screenshot” of a non-existent news article.

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Latest fact checks – From across the internet

FACT CHECK: No, European Leaders Didn’t Take Off Suit Jackets In Support Of Ukraine

Mar 20, 2025

Verdict: False. The image has been photoshopped.

FACT CHECK: No, Outlet Did Not Report 70,000 Ukrainian Troops Died In Kursk

Mar 19, 2025

Verdict: False. There is no evidence that this outlet reported this. There is no evidence that 70,000 Ukrainian troops died in the Kursk offensive.

Supposed Hull Daily Mail headline about Ukrainian casualties in Kursk is fake

Mar 18, 2025

The Verdict: Fake. The headline is fabricated. The Hull Daily Mail published a different front page on March 13.

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How to verify a photo online and fight the spread of misinformation

You just received a photo on WhatsApp, Facebook or Twitter. The image makes you angry, sad or joyful, and the caption encourages you to share it as widely as possible. You’re a little cautious, however, because the story seems too good to be true. You are right to be careful. Here are a few tips for verifying images and tracing a photo’s origin on your own.

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Dig deeper with these advanced verification tools

If you’ve been brushing up on the FRANCE 24 Observers’ verification guide, then you now have the know-how to verify images with a reverse image search or check for edits with some forensic tools. You should also have the basic instincts needed to be wary when scrolling through social media. This guide will show you some more advanced verification techniques that can help you dig a bit deeper into the origins of a post or a page.

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