Category Coordinated disinformation

Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real Al Jazeera Report About Ukrainian Drone Expert Fleeing From Middle East To France

Was a video about Ukrainian drone operator Miroslav Radchenko shared on social media actually produced and distributed by Al Jazeera? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no traces of such a report broadcast or shared online by Al Jazeera or any other media outlet. Spreading false narratives through clips with logos of real media organizations is a well-known tactic used by misinformation networks.

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Fake: Missiles Meant for Ukraine Surface in Iranian Strikes on U.S., Israel

The claim does not appear on any of USA Today's official platforms, and Parker Hempel, the ISW analyst cited in the video, has no record of making the statements attributed to him. Iran's missile arsenal draws exclusively from Soviet and North Korean design lineages, and U.S.-manufactured systems are mechanically incompatible with Iranian launch infrastructure. The video is the latest iteration of a recurring disinformation narrative - the so-called "NATO weapons black market" - a claim that has been repeatedly investigated and never substantiated.

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Fake: Mexican Police Seized Ukrainian “Baba Yaga” Drone From Cartels

The image is edited. It repurposes a photo of a Ukrainian drone previously reported as captured by Russian forces, with a Mexican police emblem digitally added to create the false impression of a cartel seizure.

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FAKE: Ukrainian refugees robbed an Euronews film crew during the Olympic Games in Milan

A video allegedly produced by Euronews is being spread online. It claims that during the Olympic Games in Milan, Ukrainian refugees Bohdan Honcharenko and Viktor Rudnyk robbed the outlet's film crew. In particular, they allegedly stole equipment worth €30,000 from a car. Milan Police Chief Bruno Megale urged visitors to the Games to keep a close eye on their belongings during the competitions. However, this is fake. Euronews did not publish such a video and did not report that its film crew had been robbed. Milan Police Chief Bruno Megale also did not make such a statement.

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FAKE: Polish generators from humanitarian aid are being sold on OLX

Information is circulating online claiming that generators provided by Polish volunteers are being sold on websites such as OLX. A video with screenshots of such listings is allegedly proof of this. This is fake. The frame showing a generator with a sticker about aid from Poland was taken from a volunteer's video report; it was not put up for sale. The video combined ordinary commercial listings with volunteer footage to create the illusion that aid was being resold.

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Fact Check: Viral CCTV Footage Claiming An Attack On Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Residence Is AI-Generated

Russia recently accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone attack on President Vladimir Putin's residence. In connection with this, CCTV footage is circulating on social media, showing drones dropping bombs on a building. Some users are sharing the footage and claiming that it is an attack on Russian President Putin's residence.

Vishvas News investigated and found that the CCTV footage circulating with the claim that Putin's residence was attacked is AI-generated, not real.

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PTI Fact Check: Old Ukraine drone strike video shared to falsely claim ‘India retaliation for attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh’

Social media users falsely shared an old video of a drone strike in Ukraine, claiming it showed India's retaliation against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh. The PTI Fact Check Desk found that the visuals are months old and have been misrepresented through a misleading, inflammatory narrative.

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PTI Fact Check: Old Kremlin drone attack video falsely shared with recent reports of attack attempt on Putin’s residence; details inside

Multiple social media users shared a video featuring fire at a structure, apparently set by a drone, claiming that Ukraine attacked Putin's residence with drones. However, the Desk concluded that the video actually dates back to 2023 and is not related to any attack on Putin's residence.

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FACT CHECK: Did Ukraine Really Try to Blow Up Putin’s Personal Residence?

A Kyiv Post fact check investigating Russian claims that Ukraine recently attempted to eliminate Russian President Vladimir Putin by launching drone swarms at his personal residence found little evidence that the attack overnight Sunday-Monday ever took place beyond the Kremlin's own claims.

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Fake: Zelensky Visit Near Kupyansk Was Green-Screen Staging

The video showing Volodymyr Zelensky near Kupyansk was not staged. The president's visit to the frontline city on December 12, 2025, was documented by official announcements, footage from the scene, and coverage by independent media, while OSINT analysts independently confirmed the location through geolocation. The clip promoted by propagandists as evidence of a "hologram" or green-screen effect is unrelated archival material from 2022, originally produced for a technology demonstration, and has no connection to Zelensky's address from the field.

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