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Fact-Check: AI-Generated Image Viral as Real Photo of Ukrainian Airbase Destroyed by Retaliatory Attacks by Russia
Multiple tools showed high confidence that this image is an AI-generated one.
PTI Fact Check: Old image of Russian S-400 destroyed by Ukraine falsely linked to recent India-Pakistan military conflict
Multiple social media users shared a photo showing a heavily damaged and likely destroyed military vehicle, specifically a radar or air defence system. The user claimed that Pakistan destroyed India's S-400 defence system. However, the Desk found that the photo shows a Russian S-400 defence system destroyed by Ukraine in 2024. The image was shared with a false claim on social media.
Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Complaint About Ukraine’s Attacks On Russia Interrupting His Sleep | Lead Stories
Did U.S. President Donald Trump complain on social media that Ukraine's attacks on Russia interfere with his sleep? No, that's...
Fact Check: Video Of Fire At Sharjah Port Falsely Shared As Russia Attacking Ukraine
Video claiming to show Russia attacking Ukraine.
Fact Check: Russia bombs Ukraine airbases in military retaliation? No, video is from 2024
Claim: After a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack, the video shows Russia retaliating by bombing Ukrainian airbases.
Fact: The claim is false. The video shows Russian missiles raining down on Kyiv on July 8, 2024.
Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Destruction of Russian Strategic Bombers | Lead Stories
Does a viral video really show the destruction of "40 Russian strategic bombers" of type TU-95 destroyed by a "daring...
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Attack on Ukrainian Airbases in June 2025 | Lead Stories
Did a widely-shared clip show Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian airbases, in retaliation against a series of drone attacks on Russian warplanes in June 2025? No, that's not true: The footage was old, and dated to July 2024 at the latest. It appeared to show Russian missiles striking a children's hospital in Kyiv, not airbases.
Ukrainian airbase destroyed by Russia in retaliatory action? No, image is AI-generated
Claim: The image shows a Ukrainian airbase destroyed in a retaliatory action by Russia.
Fact: The claim is false. The image is AI-generated.
Fact Check: Russia’s retaliation for Ukraine’s Spider’s Web? This video is from 2024 – India Today
The video dates back to July 2024. It does not show a recent Russian retaliatory strike on Ukraine.