A viral video on Twitter purports to show "clear indication that Ukraine was the original culprit" behind the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam. Even though both Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for the destruction of the dam, the video in question is not recent and has nothing to do with the dam breach. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.
Russia's ministry of defence published a Telegram video allegedly showing its "successful destruction" of several Ukrainian tanks, including Leopard 2 battle tanks. But analysis of the video shows several holes in this argument, and the "tanks" share more similarities with agricultural machinery. Vedika Bahl explains in this edition of Truth or Fake.
Social media users shared an old video to spread a false narrative about the Nova Kakhovka dam explosion in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
That's because it trafficks in misinformation about the war that we've encountered before. Previous posts have falsely claimed that various photos are evidence the war is fake, that video clips prove it's staged, that it's scripted. None of that was accurate, and neither is the claim that there's no war in Ukraine.
It defies more than a year of news coverage from reporters with media outlets from around the world giving dispatches from Ukraine, describing the front lines, the lives of civilians and more.
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Russia initially claimed that the story was false because the city in question â which has a zoo â did not, in fact, have a zoo.
Russian media stole the video made by the Ukrainian forces. They tried to
appropriate the hard work of the Ukrainian warriors rescuing the civilian
population, which suffered as a result of the Russian terrorist attack on
the Kakhovka Hydropower Plant.
Pence gave the misleading impression that the Obama administration gave Ukraine no "military resources at all" after Russia's 2014 invasion. The U.S. provided nonlethal military aid, including training, vehicles and radar equipment.
The former vice president misleadingly accused the Biden administration of "giving Russia back a Nord Stream 2 deal," referring to a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany that remains inoperable and under U.S. sanctions.
Carlson's conclusion that the Ukrainian government had considered destroying the dam misrepresents what was actually written. It might also fail to consider the perceived counterintuitive nature of such a move at a potentially pivotal moment in the conflict.
Christie repeated the misleading claim that Barack Obama only provided "blankets" and "human rights aid" after Russia invaded regions of Ukraine in 2014. Obama's administration also provided Ukraine with nonlethal military aid, including training, vehicles and radar equipment.
He claimed that President Joe Biden initially said that "a small incursion" by Russia into Ukraine in 2022 "probably wouldn't be a problem." Biden said "Russia will be held accountable" for an invasion, but the U.S. response would depend on what Russia did.
Areas downstream from the Nova Kakhovka Dam, presently in Russian hands, are at risk of extreme flooding following its collapse.