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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Fact check: Trump’s ‘dictator’ attacks on Zelensky | The Straits Times
– A ‘dictator without elections’
– Who started the war?
– US aid to Ukraine
– Europe’s aid to Ukraine
– ‘Millions’ of dead?
Zelenskyy was sleeping: Trump claims Treasure Secretary Bessent was treated rudely during his last week’s visit to Kyiv | European Pravda
As reported before, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrived in Kyiv on 12 February to discuss economic partnership with Ukraine and met with Zelenskyy during his visit.
PolitiFact | Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Claim: Zelenskyy started the war in Ukraine with Russia.
Claim: Zelenskyy is a dictator.
Claim: Zelenskyy has a 4% approval rating.
Claim: The U.S. spent $350 billion to help Ukraine.
Claim: Zelenskyy said he doesn’t know where half of the money the U.S. has given Ukraine went.
Claim: Zelenskyy was “sleeping and unavailable” to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett during a Feb. 12 Kyiv visit.
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How to investigate a Twitter account or suspicious tweets
There are about 200 million people who use Twitter on a daily basis, making it an important site for news and information. But this social network is also a prime source of disinformation, from fake accounts to tweets taken out of context. The FRANCE 24 Observers team takes a look at some good habits to avoid falling into these Twitter traps.
FRANCE 24 Observers’ guide to verifying images
Since 2018, the FRANCE 24 Observers team has been sharing tips for helping you to verify images that circulate online yourself. In this guide, we’ll explain how to avoid falling into online traps – whether they involve photos or videos taken out of context or ones that have been actually doctored. We’ll keep updating this guide, to keep you up to date on verification tools available for public use.
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