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PTI Fact Check: Old Ukraine video shared to falsely claim ‘Adampur military base damaged in Pakistani airstrike’

Multiple social media users recently shared an image claiming it depicted a key military installation in Punjab's Adampur that suffered damage due to Pakistan's airstrikes in the region. In its investigation, the Desk found that the viral image reportedly depicted Russian S-400 missile launch units destroyed by a Ukrainian airstrike in occupied Crimea in April 2024. An old and unrelated image was falsely shared on social media as recent with a false claim.

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Manipulation: “Portrait of Petliura Hangs Instead of Icon” in UOCC Church | StopFake

Representatives of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Andrew in Toronto have denied claims that a portrait of Symon Petliura hangs in the sanctuary or that the Ukrainian historical figure is being honoured as a "saint". The portrait of Petliura is in a parish hall, not on the altar, and is therefore not an icon. Furthermore, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC) is an independent church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and is not a parish of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU).

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German news outlet did not report Russian spies had US defence secretary’s phone number – Full Fact

What was claimed: According to Der Spiegel, German intelligence have just arrested two suspected Russia spies who had US defence secretary Pete Hegseth's private phone number in their mobiles.

Our verdict: A spokesperson for Der Spiegel confirmed it did not publish such a story.

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Elaborate Prince Harry disinfo push aims for mass media confusion | AAP

WHAT WAS CLAIMED: A BBC report reveals a Russian missile victim who met Prince Harry is a fraud.

OUR VERDICT: False. The BBC report is fake and the boy is a genuine victim of a Russian missile attack.

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Fake: Olena Zelenska Bought Princess Diana’s Dress for $2.9 Million | StopFake

The story by the British tabloid The Sun on this topic is fabricated, and the comment by a royal expert in it is taken from an old video on a completely different topic.

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