China Sows Disinformation About Hawaii Fires Using New Techniques // New York Times
Source published on: September 11, 2023 /
Beijing’s influence campaign using artificial intelligence is a rapid change in tactics, researchers from Microsoft and other organizations say.
Indexed on 2023-12-06 02:31 // Categories: 2023 Hawaii wildfires, China, Chinese propaganda, Disinformation, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and USA
FACT CHECK: Posts Claims Ukrainian Challenger 2 Tank Was Not Destroyed | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: September 11, 2023 /
Social media posts are claiming Russia didn’t destroy a Ukrainian Challenger 2 tank.
Verdict: False
The video does show a Ukrainian Challenger 2 tank, according to multiple media outlets and independent analysts. The United Kingdom Defense Secretary confirmed the Challenger 2 tank was destroyed.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Aid to Ukraine, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, International community, Military aid, Misconceptions, Russia, UK, and Ukraine
Fake: Ukrainians in Germany Encouraged to Learn Cleaners’ Terminology to Find a Job // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 11, 2023 /
The circulating brochures are fake. The organization Handbook Germany, on behalf of which this brochure was allegedly published, denied its existence. They also noted that such a fake was intended to offend Ukrainian citizens living in Germany, as well as to cause damage to the reputation of the organization.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: AI-generated images, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Germany, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, and Ukraine
Fake: Poland Kicks Out Refugees to Get Them Drafted into Ukrainian Forces // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 8, 2023 /
Ukrainian law enforcement officers send requests to Poland to extradite only those Ukrainians who are involved in the organization of illegal migrant traffic to the EU.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Poland, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Ukraine is “gradually gaining ground” in counteroffensive, NATO chief says // CNN
Source published on: September 7, 2023 /
CNN reports: Ukraine is “slowly gaining ground” in its counteroffensive despite difficult fighting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, [Sept. 7].
Indexed on 2023-09-07 05:22 // Categories: Counteroffensive 2023 and Ukraine
Fake Ukraine’s Defense Minister Dismissed because of Prolonged Conflict with Russia // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 5, 2023 /
Russian media is claiming that a recent New York Times article states that Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov was removed from his position because of the prolonged war with Russia. The real cause is that as the war has dragged on, there is a need for new leadership that could solve problems facing the Defense Ministry, first of all, problems with supply contracts, which have been heavily criticized by Ukraine’s civil society.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Fake: Volyn Region Urgently Drafting Medical Staff to the Frontline // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 5, 2023 /
In response to StopFake’s information request, the director of the multidisciplinary Rozhyshche hospital Viktor Redziy said that they had not received any orders to send medical staff to the frontline.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Fake: Lyceum in Ivano-Frankivsk Launches an LGBT Club // StopFake.org
Source published on: September 4, 2023 /
In a comment to StopFake, the lyceum denied the information circulating online. Besides, the cited announcement has not been posted on the school’s official website.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Children, Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Hatred and bigotry, Minorities in Ukraine, Misconceptions, Protected groups & minorities, and Ukraine
FACT CHECK: No, BBC News Did Not Report Prigozhin Is Still Alive | Check Your Fact // Check Your Fact (The Daily Caller)
Source published on: September 1, 2023 /
A video shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, claims to show a BBC News report stating Wagner Group founder Yevengy Prigozhin is still alive.
Verdict: False
There is no evidence that the BBC created this video. A spokesperson for the organization said the video was fake.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, International community, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, and UK
Source published on: August 31, 2023 /
This is a lie. In the actual video he posted, the head of FEMA says the Individual And Households Program can give up to $41,000.
Ryan Knight is counting on people just reading his bullshit and not watching the video that contradicts his lie.
Indexed on 2023-08-31 12:00 // Categories: 2023 Hawaii wildfires, Aid to Ukraine, and Fact checks / debunkings
Estonia Denies Link to Russian Airport Drone Strike // Newsweek
Source published on: August 30, 2023 /
There was no reasoning provided for the claims shared online beyond the distance between Estonia’s border and Pskov.
However, the Estonian government has firmly denied the claims. A statement sent to Newsweek from a spokesman for the Government Office of the Republic of Estonia said: “This is false information.”
Indexed on 2023-09-18 05:26 // Categories: Disinformation, Escalation / WWIII, Fact checks / debunkings, Misconceptions, NATO, Russia, and Russian propaganda
Fake: Kyivstar Charity Campaign Reveals Real Numbers of Deceased Ukrainian Soldiers // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 30, 2023 /
The mobile operator’s press service stated that they did not publish this video, nor did they launch such a charity campaign. Kyivstar believes that this disinformation attack is aimed at deliberately causing suffering to the relatives of the victims and creating a public outcry.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, and Ukraine
Fake: UN Believes Ukraine Threatens Nuclear Safety Worldwide // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 30, 2023 /
During the UN meeting dedicated to the International Day against Nuclear Tests, none of the countries accused Ukraine of threatening a nuclear disaster. Russia’s rhetoric threatens international nuclear safety, as UN representatives from different countries clearly stated.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Escalation / WWIII, International community, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Narratives, NATO, Russia, Russian propaganda, Ukraine, and United Nations
Fake: Zelenskyi Refuses to Extend Military Actions to Russia’s Crimea // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 30, 2023 /
President Zelenskyi did not make any statements about Crimea belonging to Russia. What he actually said was that Russia can be forced to withdraw its troops from the occupied Crimea by political pressure. This option will help Ukraine save the lives of its citizens.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Fact checks / debunkings, Media taken out of context, Methods, Misconceptions, Russia, Russian propaganda, and Ukraine
Fake Video: Anti-Ukrainian Flash Mob in Poland // StopFake.org
Source published on: August 29, 2023 /
The German state radio station and TV channel Deutsche Welle did not shoot a video about the “anti-Ukrainian flash mob in Poland”. No such video is available on the website and social networks of the Polish and English-language versions. Russian propaganda used Deutsche Welle’s signature style to create a fake story about a non-existent anti-Ukrainian flash mob.
Indexed on 2024-10-14 10:38 // Categories: Coordinated disinformation, Deep fake videos, Fact checks / debunkings, Faked news reports, Germany, International community, Methods, Misconceptions, Poland, and Ukraine