Category Faked news reports

FACT CHECK: No, BBC News Did Not Publish This Video About Bellingcat Reporting On A Former Ukrainian Official | Check Your Fact

A post shared on X, formerly Twitter, claims BBC News published a video about Bellingcat researchers reporting that former Ukrainian official Alexey Arestovich spent $500,000 on private flights.

Verdict: False
There is no evidence for this claim. BBC News and Bellingcat both denied they made any such report'

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Fake: Poland to Cease Payments to Ukrainian Refugees Since 2024

As of November 25, Poland has not announced that payments to Ukrainian refugees will be suspended from January 1, 2024. The screenshot, which propaganda alleges to originate from the Polish government website, was edited.

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Manipulation: Ukrainians Failed Counteroffensive Because They Couldn’t Master Western Tanks Says The Telegraph

Propagandists have significantly distorted the article in The Telegraph. On the contrary, the author believes that such statements lack logic. The Telegraph article states that for a successful advance, the Ukrainian military needs not only Western tanks, but also complete air dominance, the latest military technology, and complete freedom of action, including in enemy territory. The author of The Telegraph calls on the West not to reduce the intensity of military assistance to Ukraine, and moreover, to provide Ukraine with the necessary amount of modern precision strike weapons (ATACMS, F-16 fighters, the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Munition (JASSM), etc.).

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Fake: Ukrainians Asked To Contribute to Repaying National Debt on Diya App

Ukrainian citizens were not offered to pay the state debt in the app of public services Diya. In a comment to StopFake, the press service of the Ukrainian Digital Transformation Ministry stated that they never sent such messages.

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