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Latest fact checks – by our team
Deadly Kramatorsk missile was Russian – not Ukrainian
On June 28, 2023, a Russian missile hit a crowded restaurant in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk. 13 people died in this attack, including at least 3 children and a leading Ukrainian poet and author (as of July 3).
As with pretty much every major strike on civilians, to add insult to injury, false stories immediately began being circulated by pro-Russian influencers online.
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.
Latest fact checks – From across the internet
Photofake: Ukrainian Refugees Rally in Spain With Posters “F*ck Israel”
The photo used by Russian propaganda to spread disinformation was edited in Photoshop. In fact, the image shows a rally in Israel in support of Ukraine that took place in the summer of 2022. In the original photo, the protester is holding a poster that reads “Russia is a terrorist state,” and there is no poster with words about Israel in the background.
Video Fake: Ukraine to Make a Horror Movie About Military Mobilization
Russian propagandist Margarita Simonyan admitted in her TV program that this video was created by the Russia Today team, and that they will continue to produce similar content.
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Coordinated disinformation networks flooded social media ahead of EU elections – Report
Dutch researchers have revealed that coordinated networks of accounts spreading disinformation flooded social media in France, Germany and Italy before the elections to the European Parliament.
58% of American citizens fooled by AI-made misinformation- Report
A recent survey has revealed that 58 per cent of adults in the United States have been deceived by misinformation generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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