FACT CHECK: Who Is Responsible For A Sept. 6 Missile On A Ukrainian Market? | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: September 21, 2023 /
Multiple media outlets reported that a Russian missile hit a Ukrainian market in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine.
Verdict: Misleading
A New York Times report stated the evidence shows the missile that hit the market was likely Ukrainian, not Russian. While Ukrainian authorities stated that it was likely a Russian S-300 missile, multiple open-source analysts stated that the New York Times analysis was credible.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Misconceptions, Russia, Ukraine, and USA
Fake: German Restaurant Urges to Talk Less About Ukraine in Its Ad // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 21, 2023 /
A German burger restaurant Burgermeister representative said in a comment to StopFake that they have no relation to the video circulating online. Due to the misuse of their name and logo, the company intends to contact law enforcement authorities to investigate this incident.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Deep fake videos, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Germany, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, and Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Flaunts Crazy Belly-Dancing Moves in Viral Video? // Snopes
Source published on: September 21, 2023 /
This is not an authentic video of Volodymyr Zelenskyy performing a belly dance. The original video, published on June 1, 2023, showed Pablo Acosta, a dancer from Argentina.
When we compared the “Zelenskyy” video to the one published on @pabloacostabellydance Instagram account, it became clear that the viral footage had been digitally manipulated to superimpose Zelenskyy’s face on Acosta’s body. Therefore, we rated this claim as Fake.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Deep fake videos, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Media taken out of context, Methods, and Misconceptions
Fact Check: Did NATO Just Place 300,000 Troops on High Alert After a Biden Gaffe? // The Dispatch
Source published on: September 19, 2023 /
The troops were placed on alert more than a year ago, and not in response to a statement from the president.
Indexed on 2023-09-19 12:00 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Misconceptions, NATO, and Ukraine
FACT CHECK: Viral X Post Of Boris Johnson Giving Raised Arm Salute Is Digitally Altered | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: September 19, 2023 /
A viral image shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, purports to show former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving a raised arm salute at a recent public event.
Verdict: False
The image is digitally altered. The image was originally shared to the platform by user @smak_media, who admitted it was photoshopped in a subsequent post.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: AI-generated images, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Hatred and bigotry, International community, Methods, Misconceptions, Nazism, and UK
Old Italian rally photo falsely shared as ‘anti-war protest’ in Ukraine in Sept 2023 // AFP
Source published on: September 19, 2023 /
A photo of people gathering in a square has been viewed tens of thousands of times alongside a false claim it shows an anti-war protest in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in September 2023. The photo in fact predates Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine; it was taken in Turin, Italy in November 2018 and shows a rally to support the construction of a controversial train line.
Indexed on 2023-09-19 12:00 // Categories: Chinese propaganda, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Misconceptions, and Ukraine
Putin Says Poland Wants To ‘Regain’ Western Ukraine? // Snopes
Source published on: September 19, 2023 /
Although Putin claimed that Poland wanted to “regain western territories of Ukraine,” that accusation was unsubstantiated and has never been been confirmed by any actions or declarations of Polish authorities.
Indexed on 2023-09-19 12:00 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Misconceptions, Poland, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
EU warns China on Ukraine disinformation and cyberattacks // Politico Europe
Source published on: September 18, 2023 /
China should tread carefully when it comes to spreading disinformation and cyberattacks to help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, European Union digital chief Věra Jourová said Monday. […]
“I have stated that we consider how China interacts with Russia’s war against Ukraine to be a determining factor for EU-China relations going forward. This includes of course aspects relating to cybersecurity, and disinformation,” Jourová said in a statement to POLITICO after the EU-China High-Level Digital Dialogue.
Indexed on 2023-09-22 05:26 // Categories: China, Chinese propaganda, Disinformation, European Union, Misconceptions, Russia, and Ukraine
Notes from the Digital Field: Ethical Dilemmas in Open Source Research // Bellingcat
Source published on: September 18, 2023 /
As an open source researcher you often cover data or footage that is highly contested and ethically difficult. Director of Research and Training Giancarlo Fiorella has written a guide to navigating ethical dilemmas in our field.
Indexed on 2023-09-22 05:37 // Categories: Fact-checking tools, Resources, Russia, and Ukraine
Elon Musk likes to think he saved us from Armageddon. He’s just brought it closer // Guardian
Source published on: September 17, 2023 /
Timothy Snyder writes: Whatever his new biography says, by giving into Russia’s nuclear blackmail the X boss can only encourage more threats from Putin.
Indexed on 2023-09-18 05:38 // Categories: Disinformation, Escalation / WWIII, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Did Russia’s Defense Minister Admit Russia Won’t Win in Ukraine? // Newsweek
Source published on: September 14, 2023 /
Misleading Material. Although Shoigu appeared to shrug off or dismiss the question of whether Russia will win, the clip of him shared on social media is edited. In the unedited version, the Russian defense minister goes on to say “We have no other option.”
Indexed on 2023-09-13 12:00 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Misconceptions, Russia, and Ukraine
No, the US did not send Ukraine $6 billion by mistake // AP
Source published on: September 13, 2023 /
The U.S. did not accidentally send Ukraine $6 billion in military aid, as some online have alleged. This claim misinterprets a Pentagon announcement in June that the agency had overestimated the value of weapons it sent to Ukraine.
Indexed on 2023-09-13 12:00 // Categories: Aid oversight, Aid to Ukraine, Corruption, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Military aid, Misconceptions, Ukraine, and USA
The Top Myths about US Aid to Ukraine // Hudson Institute
Source published on: September 13, 2023 /
As Congress debates additional support for Ukraine, the anti-Ukraine echo chamber will peddle myths and half-truths, including these four:
Myth: Washington is writing Kyiv “blank checks” that Americans cannot afford.
Myth: There is not enough oversight of US aid to Ukraine.
Myth: America is exponentially the largest donor to Ukraine.
Myth: Russia is a distraction. The US must focus on China.
Indexed on 2023-09-13 12:00 // Categories: Aid oversight, Aid to Ukraine, China, Disinformation, European Union, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Misconceptions, Russia, Ukraine, and USA
Fake: In Ireland, Ukrainians of Drafting Age Receive Extradition Notices // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 12, 2023 /
Ireland’s Justice Ministry stated that they have never sent such letters to Ukrainian citizens.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: AI-generated images, Disinformation, European Union, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Methods, Misconceptions, and Ukraine
Researchers: Disinformation campaign spread after wildfires slowed disaster response // Hawaii News Now
Source published on: September 12, 2023 /
A disinformation campaign that sprung up almost immediately after wildfires ravaged Maui was spread by China and Russia, researchers have concluded. And, they say, that campaign made the government’s response to the disaster even more difficult.
From weather warfare to floating bodies on another island to thousands of missing children to a Maui land grab, experts say online posts about the wildfires might have started as genuine concern. But they also said China and Russia are now using artificial intelligence to amplify false messages and spread fear, division and distrust in government.
Indexed on 2023-12-06 02:27 // Categories: 2023 Hawaii wildfires, China, Chinese propaganda, Disinformation, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and USA