Category Disinformation

FACT CHECK: No Evidence ‘Glory To Urine’ Billboard Is Real | Check Your Fact

There is no evidence, though, that this occurred. Check Your Fact did not find any credible news outlets reporting on the alleged billboard. Instead, multiple outlets, including fact-checking website Snopes, reported that the billboard was a viral fake.
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Claim that there’s ‘zero footage from the Ukraine war’ ignores countless photos and videos

The devastation from the Russia-Ukraine war has been well documented. There are hundreds of legitimate photos and videos depicting war casualties and decimated communities. Some photos and videos have been documented by news media; other footage has been taken by Ukrainian civilians whose lives were upended by Russia's invasion. We rate the claim that there is "zero footage of the Ukraine war" Pants on Fire!
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Fake: German Restaurant Urges to Talk Less About Ukraine in Its Ad

A German burger restaurant Burgermeister representative said in a comment to StopFake that they have no relation to the video circulating online. Due to the misuse of their name and logo, the company intends to contact law enforcement authorities to investigate this incident.
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FACT CHECK: Viral X Post Of Boris Johnson Giving Raised Arm Salute Is Digitally Altered | Check Your Fact

A viral image shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, purports to show former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving a raised arm salute at a recent public event. Verdict: False The image is digitally altered. The image was originally shared to the platform by user @smak_media, who admitted it was photoshopped in a subsequent post.
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FACT CHECK: Posts Claims Ukrainian Challenger 2 Tank Was Not Destroyed | Check Your Fact

Social media posts are claiming Russia didn't destroy a Ukrainian Challenger 2 tank. Verdict: False The video does show a Ukrainian Challenger 2 tank, according to multiple media outlets and independent analysts. The United Kingdom Defense Secretary confirmed the Challenger 2 tank was destroyed.
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Fake: Ukrainians in Germany Encouraged to Learn Cleaners’ Terminology to Find a Job

The circulating brochures are fake. The organization Handbook Germany, on behalf of which this brochure was allegedly published, denied its existence. They also noted that such a fake was intended to offend Ukrainian citizens living in Germany, as well as to cause damage to the reputation of the organization.
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