| Title: | How a video game has been used to create fake news about the Ukraine war – Truth or Fake |
| URL: | https://observers.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20221202-how-a-video-game-has-been-used-to-create-fake-news-about-the-ukraine-war |
| Publisher: | France 24 |
| Date published: | December 2, 2022 |
| Description: | Since February, several Facebook and Twitter accounts versed in disinformation have been regularly sharing impressive videos purporting to show the war in Ukraine. But these viral images actually come from a video game called Arma 3. How can you spot these realistic spoofs that have even fooled international media? In this episode, the Truth or Fake team asks Pavel KÅižka, representative of Bohemia Interactive, the company that developed Arma 3. |
How a video game has been used to create fake news about the Ukraine war – Truth or Fake
Since February, several Facebook and Twitter accounts versed in disinformation have been regularly sharing impressive videos purporting to show the war in Ukraine. But these viral images actually come from a video game called Arma 3. How can you spot these realistic spoofs that have even fooled international media? In this episode, the Truth or Fake team asks Pavel KÅižka, representative of Bohemia Interactive, the company that developed Arma 3.
