Are These Images from Nova Kakhovka’s Administrative Center After Dam Collapse?
Areas downstream from the Nova Kakhovka Dam, presently in Russian hands, are at risk of extreme flooding following its collapse.
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Does This Video Show the Nova Kakhovka Dam Explosion in Ukraine?
As the Russian and Ukrainian governments blamed each other for the incident, this footage swept social media under misleading pretenses.
Fact check: Viral video of the Kakhovka dam explosion is old
Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. A viral video that purports to show the explosion of the dam is, in fact, of a 2022 blast.
Did Ukrainian Military Drones Target Residential Buildings in Moscow in May 2023?
Russian authorities attributed a May 30, 2023, drone attack in Moscow to Ukrainian forces. Ukraine has denied direct involvement.
Did Lindsey Graham Say, ‘The Russians Are Dying – It’s the Best Money We’ve Ever Spent’?
A video supposedly showed the senator from South Carolina making the statement to Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
What’s behind this fake advert calling on North Africans to fight in Ukraine to get EU citizenship
Since May 21, a number of posts online have been claiming that an advertisement posted on the British jobs website Adzuna offers proof that Western countries are recruiting mercenaries in Africa and the Middle East to go and fight in Ukraine. However, we investigated and determined that this post isn't real.
Watch out, this isn’t a real American ad campaign calling for homeless people to fight in Ukraine
A call for homeless Americans to join the Ukrainian front? That"s what these advertisements shared on Twitter since April 2023 claim to show. Publications in several languages claim that a poster in the New York subway is offering financial benefits to those who are down on their luck - by fighting in Ukraine. However, there are several visual inconsistencies in the poster that point to it being fake. Plus, Ukrainian authorities have denied the existence of any such campaign.
Does the Russian Army Use a Drone Named ‘Supercum’?
Ukrainian forces shot down three Russian unmanned vehicles originally identified as "Supercum" drones.
Dated photo at Moscow refinery is misrepresented as wartime image
A photo of a burning building is being shared on Twitter alongside claims it shows a fire at a factory supplying aircraft engines to Russia's military amid its war in Ukraine. This is false; the image first appeared in 2018 and shows an oil refinery that caught fire, according to reports from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Moscow and news articles from the time.
Are These Before-and-After Pics of the Same Location in Bucha, Ukraine?
Claim: A pair of photographs shows the same location in Bucha, Ukraine, following Russia's withdrawal in April 2022 and roughly a year after efforts to rebuild were undertaken.
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