Category Coordinated disinformation

Fact Check: Euronews Did NOT Report That Zelenskyy’s Parents Were Detained For Laundering $11 Million — Story Is Fabricated

Did a real report from Euronews state that Volodymyr Zelenskyy's parents were detained for laundering $11 million? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, Euronews had not published a story matching the claim. A Ukrainian governmental body dedicated to stopping the spread of disinformation has said the claim is false.

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Fake: Finland’s Foreign Ministry Says EU Is Not Trying to End the War in Ukraine

Finland's Foreign Minister made no such statement and did not call for the war in Ukraine to "continue." On the contrary, Elina Valtonen stressed that allies should maintain pressure on Russia and must not abandon the fight to defend Ukraine's freedom.

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Russian disinformation in Armenia ‘neither a surprise nor effective’, expert says

Russian disinformation in Armenia 'neither a surprise nor effective', expert says.
Fake news spread by Russia in Armenia as the country held legislative elections came as "neither a surprise nor effective", said Richard Giragosian, founding director of the Regional Studies Center.

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Fake: Ukraine Had Plans to Stage a Coup if Orban Won in Hungary

A video circulating online is purportedly obtained by Hungarian intelligence services from the phone of a Ukrainian serviceman. It shows a group of individuals in military uniforms discussing a plan to forcibly overturn the outcome of Hungary's parliamentary elections in the event of a Tisza party defeat - with Ukrainian intelligence services allegedly coordinating the operation alongside the Hungarian opposition. The video did not originate with Hungarian intelligence. It was first published by ZАЧИСТКА, a Russian propaganda Telegram channel [...] The footage carries the hallmarks of a staged production.

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Fake: Reuters Claims Ukrainian Funding Linked to Anti-Trump “No Kings” Protests

Fake: Reuters Claims Ukrainian Funding Linked to Anti-Trump "No Kings" Protests [...] Reuters has published no such report, nor has any other credible outlet produced documentation of Ukrainian involvement in the "No Kings" protests. The video circulating online under the Reuters logo is a fabrication; its voiceover was generated using artificial intelligence.

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