Fake: Ukraine Refuses to Evacuate Its Citizens from Israel // StopFake.org
Source published on: October 11, 2023 /
The Ukrainian ambassador to Israel said that a plan is currently being developed to evacuate Ukrainians from Israel and from the Gaza Strip. The situation is quite complicated, but the embassy noted that they are making every effort to assist Ukrainian citizens and facilitate their speedy evacuation.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Israel, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Israeli military spokesperson shuts down rumors of Ukraine weapons used by Hamas // Official Israeli statement
Source published on: October 9, 2023 /
Russian propaganda channel RT Arabic asked the Israel’s IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee about “Ukraine providing Western weaponry to Hamas” several times.
Lt. Colonel Adraee replied: “I do not comment on such fabrications and lies.”
Indexed on 2023-10-09 12:00 // Categories: Aid oversight, Aid to Ukraine, Corruption, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Israel, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
No, Ukraine didn’t release a postal stamp of a pro-Nazi soldier // France 24
Source published on: October 5, 2023 /
Pro-Russian social media accounts have been circulating an image of what they say is a Ukrainian postage stamp showing a Ukrainian veteran who fought alongside the Nazis in World World II. It turns out, however, that this isn”t a real stamp.
Indexed on 2023-10-05 12:00 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Hatred and bigotry, Misconceptions, Nazism, and Ukraine
FACT CHECK: Did Sweden Confirm That The 10 Tanks It Sent To Ukraine Were Destroyed? | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: October 3, 2023 /
A post shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, claims Sweden confirmed that the 10 tanks it sent to Ukraine were destroyed.
Verdict: Misleading
There is no evidence that Sweden confirmed that these tanks have been destroyed. Two of the 10 have been confirmed as damaged by video.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Aid to Ukraine, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Military aid, and Misconceptions
Fake story about death of Burisma ‘whistleblower’ started on site known for misinformation // PolitiFact
Source published on: October 3, 2023 /
PolitiFact found nothing to substantiate claims that a Burisma accountant was “found dead” before she could provide incriminating evidence on the Biden family.
We traced this viral headline to a site known for publishing misinformation. The narrative appears to have stemmed from an unclear comment made by Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s former attorney.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Corruption, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Misconceptions, and USA
No NATO troops in Ukraine, NATO says // PolitiFact
Source published on: October 3, 2023 /
Claim: “NATO troops deployed to Ukraine.”
His source: Russian media. But we found no credible news reports or other reliable evidence to corroborate this.
A NATO spokesperson told us that the claim is false.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Aid to Ukraine, Disinformation, Escalation / WWIII, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Military aid, Misconceptions, Narratives, and NATO
No, a viral photo doesn’t show Ukraine surrendering // VERIFY
Source published on: October 3, 2023 /
A viral post claims Ukraine surrendered to Russia. The photo is not recent and suspected to be part of a Russian misinformation campaign from April 2022.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Narratives, Russia, Russian propaganda, The war is a hoax, and Ukraine
Fake: Ukrposhta Presents a Stamp Sketch with the SS “Galicia” Veteran // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 30, 2023 /
This stamp does not exist. In a comment to StopFake, Ukrposhta denied this information. The list of issued stamps can be seen on the post office’s official website, and the propaganda’s made-up stamp with the SS “Galicia” veteran is not among them.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Hatred and bigotry, Misconceptions, Nazism, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Don’t fall for this supposed anti-Ukrainian billboard declaring ‘Glory to Urine’ // PolitiFact
Source published on: September 27, 2023 /
Verdict: This video was altered.
Erin Watkins, general counsel for [billboard owner] Big Outdoor, told PolitiFact that “Glory to Urine” never appeared on the billboard and that the “original video that was used to create the doctored images appears to be at least over a year old.”
“The images are 100% fake,” Watkins said.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Ukraine, and USA
FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show Aftermath Of Recent Ukrainian Attack | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: September 26, 2023 /
A post shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, claims to show a satellite image of the aftermath of the recent Ukrainian strike in Crimea.
Verdict: False
The image is from an August 2022 Ukrainian attack.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Fact checks / debunkings, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, and Ukraine
FACT CHECK: No Evidence ‘Glory To Urine’ Billboard Is Real | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: September 26, 2023 /
There is no evidence, though, that this occurred. Check Your Fact did not find any credible news outlets reporting on the alleged billboard. Instead, multiple outlets, including fact-checking website Snopes, reported that the billboard was a viral fake.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: AI-generated images, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Methods, Misconceptions, Ukraine, and USA
Fake: Zelenskyi’s Security Guard Got Into Drunk Fight in New York // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 26, 2023 /
The video evidence of the incident, allegedly published in an American media outlet, is a poorly made forgery, full of errors.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Deep fake videos, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, International community, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, Ukraine, United Nations, and USA
FACT CHECK: Breaking Down Nikki Haley’s Claim About Ukraine Aid Spending | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: September 25, 2023 /
Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ International Security Program:
“Measured by percentage of GDP, the United States at .3% is behind most European countries, with 30 others ahead of the United States. Measured as a percentage of the defense budget, military aid to Ukraine (excluding humanitarian assistance, economic support, and money going to other US agencies) comes to about 3.5% of the defense budget over the two fiscal years of the war. This may be the 3.5% that Haley referred to. I don’t have comparisons to other countries. The number needs to be handle cautiously, however, because all the Ukraine aid was added to the budget and did not come out of DoD base budget.”
“Bottom line: measured by dollars, the United States is far ahead of other countries. Measured by level of effort, percentage of GDP, many countries exceed the US effort,” Cancian added.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Aid oversight, Aid to Ukraine, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Military aid, Misconceptions, Ukraine, and USA
USA TODAY didn’t report Zelenskyy security guard ‘brawl’ | Fact check // USA Today
Source published on: September 25, 2023 /
The claim: Video shows USA TODAY report that Zelenskyy’s security guard ‘started a drunken brawl’ in New York
The video has been altered. USA TODAY did not report such an incident.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Ukraine, and USA
Yes, aid to Ukraine would continue during a government shutdown // VERIFY
Source published on: September 25, 2023 /
The odds of a shutdown increase the longer Congress goes without reaching a spending agreement. With cuts looming, people asked if aid to Ukraine would halt, too.
ANSWER: Yes, American assistance to Ukraine is among the military programs exempt from the impact of a government shutdown.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Aid oversight, Aid to Ukraine, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Military aid, Ukraine, and USA