| Title: | Old video of explosion at Ukrainian dam falsely linked to latest blast in June 2023 |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33KP3H9 |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | July 28, 2023 |
| Description: | A video appearing to show an explosion has circulated widely in social media posts that misleadingly claim it captured the moment the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine was destroyed in June 2023. The footage was in fact taken in 2022 when another explosion occurred at the dam during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. |
Old video of explosion at Ukrainian dam falsely linked to latest blast in June 2023
A video appearing to show an explosion has circulated widely in social media posts that misleadingly claim it captured the moment the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine was destroyed in June 2023. The footage was in fact taken in 2022 when another explosion occurred at the dam during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
