| Title: | Video claiming ‘Ukraine responsible for train station attack’ was not produced by BBC |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.328K3Y3 |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | April 25, 2022 |
| Description: | A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in social media posts that claim it is a report from the BBC that states Ukraine was responsible for a deadly missile attack on a train station in the eastern city of Kramatorsk. The British broadcaster’s press team said it did not produce the “fake” video and was “taking action” to get it removed from social media. AFP identified various visual features in the video that indicated it has been fabricated to imitate a report from the BBC. |
Video claiming ‘Ukraine responsible for train station attack’ was not produced by BBC
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in social media posts that claim it is a report from the BBC that states Ukraine was responsible for a deadly missile attack on a train station in the eastern city of Kramatorsk. The British broadcaster's press team said it did not produce the "fake" video and was "taking action" to get it removed from social media. AFP identified various visual features in the video that indicated it has been fabricated to imitate a report from the BBC.
