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Gaming simulation video is falsely shared as real footage of the ongoing June 2025 Russia-Ukraine conflict – FACTLY

Gaming simulation video is falsely shared as real footage of the ongoing June 2025 Russia-Ukraine conflict – FACTLY

Jun 4, 2025
Claim: The video shows that Ukraine destroyed 40 Russian nuclear-capable bombers in a drone strike on Russian airbases in June 2025. Fact: The viral video does not show Ukraine destroying 40 Russian nuclear-capable bombers in a drone strike in June 2025. The footage is from the military simulation game Arma 3, created for entertainment and educational purposes, not real events. While Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb targeted multiple Russian airbases on 01 June 2025, Russian officials confirmed damage only at Murmansk and Irkutsk bases. Authentic footage of the attacks differs from the viral video. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
Fact-Check | This Video Doesn’t Show Recent Visuals of Russia Retaliating Against Ukraine

Fact-Check | This Video Doesn’t Show Recent Visuals of Russia Retaliating Against Ukraine

Jun 4, 2025
Claim: The viral video shows Russia’s latest strike on Ukraine, destroying seven airbases and signalling a dire warning to the West. Fact: The video dates back to July 2024 and shows a Russian missile hitting a Kyiv children’s hospital, not multiple airbases.
Fact check: Viral video showing explosion not related to Russia-Ukraine war | lighthousejournalism

Fact check: Viral video showing explosion not related to Russia-Ukraine war | lighthousejournalism

Jun 4, 2025
The viral video claimed to show Russia’s attacks on Ukraine is a video of a massive fire at Al Hamriya Port in Sharjah. The viral claim is misleading.
Trump did not say Ukraine must compensate Russia for destroyed aircraft | Snopes.com

Trump did not say Ukraine must compensate Russia for destroyed aircraft | Snopes.com

Jun 3, 2025
Trump never made the above statement, nor did he call on Ukraine to compensate Russia for destroyed aircraft. We found no evidence in his publicized statements, in the news media or on his social media accounts to corroborate the claim. As such, it is an incorrect attribution.
Fact Check: Russia attacks Ukrainian fuel storage unit? No, video depicts fire at Sharjah’s Al Hamriyah port

Fact Check: Russia attacks Ukrainian fuel storage unit? No, video depicts fire at Sharjah’s Al Hamriyah port

Jun 3, 2025
Claim: The video shows the aftermath of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Fact: The claim is false. The video shows a fire breaking out at a fuel storage facility in Sharjah’s Al Hamriyah Port on May 31.
Video doesn’t show Ukraine striking Moscow with Taurus missile amid June 2025 drone attacks | Snopes.com

Video doesn’t show Ukraine striking Moscow with Taurus missile amid June 2025 drone attacks | Snopes.com

Jun 3, 2025
The footage actually showed a Ukrainian strike on the Crimean port of Feodosia in December 2023 – not Ukrainian strikes on Russia in June 2025.
PTI Fact Check: Old image of Russian S-400 destroyed by Ukraine falsely linked to recent India-Pakistan military conflict

PTI Fact Check: Old image of Russian S-400 destroyed by Ukraine falsely linked to recent India-Pakistan military conflict

Jun 3, 2025
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: Russia bombs Ukraine airbases in military retaliation? No, video is from 2024

Fact Check: Russia bombs Ukraine airbases in military retaliation? No, video is from 2024

Jun 3, 2025
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

Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Destruction of Russian Strategic Bombers | Lead Stories

Jun 2, 2025
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

Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Attack on Ukrainian Airbases in June 2025 | Lead Stories

Jun 2, 2025
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

Ukrainian airbase destroyed by Russia in retaliatory action? No, image is AI-generated

Jun 2, 2025
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: President Trump Did NOT Say Ukraine Must Compensate Russia For Aircraft Destroyed In June 1, 2025, Drone Attacks | Lead Stories

Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Say Ukraine Must Compensate Russia For Aircraft Destroyed In June 1, 2025, Drone Attacks | Lead Stories

Jun 2, 2025
Did President Trump say that Ukraine must compensate Russia for the aircraft it destroyed in a June 1, 2025, drone attack on Russian air bases? No, that’s not true: There is no record of President Trump posting these words on his social media accounts or saying them publicly. A Google search for the quote finds it only on social media posts not related to Trump. No news media reported the quote, although the photo on the meme of Trump speaking in the Oval Office would suggest he said it there in front of journalists.