Category Children

Social Media Posts Misrepresent Victims of Hospital Bombed in Mariupol

Russian planes bombed a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9, killing three people and injuring at least 17, including two pregnant women seen in photos shared around the world. Social media posts falsely claimed one woman “posed” as the two women. One of the women died of her injuries, along with her baby; the other gave birth to a daughter.

September 17, 2023
Attacks on civilians Children Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings Misconceptions Russia Russian propaganda Ukraine War crimes

The word "Fake" appears in red letters on top of a screenshot of a social media post, which describes so-called baby factories supposedly discovered in Ukraine.

Fake news: No evidence of ‘baby factories’ in Ukraine

Sick: BBC's fact-checking team have traced false claims of "baby factories" in Ukraine back to a notorious online hoax factory. "Who would possibly lie about something like that?" you might reasonably ask yourself. Depressingly, we have the answer to that question.

July 9, 2023
Blood libel Children Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings Russian propaganda

Category Children

Social Media Posts Misrepresent Victims of Hospital Bombed in Mariupol

Fake news: No evidence of ‘baby factories’ in Ukraine

Fact vs Fake tip #2: Is it the whole story?

Fact vs Fake tip #1: Check the source

No, Ukraine is not taking money from Hawai’i relief