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Fact Check: German magazine Titanic ‘s cover on celebrating Christmas in Ukraine is fake | Reuters

German satirical magazine Titanic did not publish a Christmas-themed cover depicting the severed legs of four Ukrainian soldiers hanging over a fireplace, and an image of this circulating online is fake, the editor-in-chief of the publication said to Reuters. [...]

VERDICT: False. No such cover was published by German satirical magazine Titanic.

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FACT CHECK: Facebook Video Does Not Show CNN Ad Mentioning Ukraine | Check Your Fact

The Facebook video purports to show a CNN advertisement mentioning Ukraine on a billboard in Times Square. Kyiv is all over. Will the Russians stop there or go further? Discover this and more on Political Briefing, the text of the alleged advertisement reads. The video's caption claims 'few people believe Ukraine will win' its ongoing war with Russia.

The video is not authentic, however. CNN spokesperson Emily Kuhn denied the video's authenticity in an email to Reuters.

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