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Debunking Russia’s ‘dirty bomb’ allegations – Truth or Fake

Russia recently accused Ukraine of fabricating a "dirty bomb". These allegations were made on official Kremlin Telegram and Twitter accounts, accompanied by explanatory slides that seemed to implicitly support their claims. However, we found that many of the images are unrelated to the accusations. For example, some of the images presented as Ukrainian nuclear plants are actually Russian nuclear facilities. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

October 26, 2022

Coordinated disinformation Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings Misconceptions Russia Ukraine

Video game clip falsely shared as NATO military convoy being destroyed in Ukraine – Truth or Fake

A viral post on Facebook claims to show a convoy of NATO military advisers being destroyed by Russian missiles. While many users believe that the images represent actual fighting, they were actually taken from a war video game series called Arma 3. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

October 24, 2022

Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings International community Media taken out of context Methods Misconceptions NATO Russia Ukraine

The man in this video is an actor, but it does not mean the Ukraine war is being staged – Truth or Fake

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, repeated false claims have appeared on social media alleging that the entire conflict is being staged. FRANCE 24's fact-checking team debunk the latest example: two videos that show a man in Ukrainian army uniform being filmed, as he appears to act out a scene on the battlefield.

October 21, 2022

Fact checks / debunkings International community Media taken out of context Methods Narratives NATO Russia The war is a hoax Ukraine

Fact check: ‘Staging’ of air attack victims in Kyiv?

After the rockets comes the propaganda - pro-Russian voices have claimed that wounded people in Kyiv were just actors staging their suffering. But a DW fact check shows that the victims are real.

October 18, 2022

Attacks on civilians Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings Misconceptions Russia Ukraine War crimes

Debunking claims that Ukraine staged injuries following Russian missile strike on Kyiv – Truth or Fake

Pro-Russian accounts claim that Ukrainian "propaganda" and mainstream Western media are showing fake victims, following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on October 10. AP and Reuters reporters on the scene were able to confirm that the civilians in the viral posts are real victims of the war in Ukraine. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

October 17, 2022

Fact checks / debunkings Narratives Russia Russian propaganda The war is a hoax Ukraine

Crimea bridge blast — what’s real, and what’s fake?

A truck, a boat and an ID card - the search for clues after the Crimea bridge explosion is mired with fakes. One particularly clumsy deception comes from the Russian secret service, as our fact check shows.

October 14, 2022

Coordinated disinformation Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings Media taken out of context Methods Misconceptions Russia Russian propaganda Ukraine

Video claiming to show dashcam footage from Crimean Bridge explosion is fake

No, a viral dashcam video doesn't show the Crimean Bridge explosion. The video was first posted months before the explosion took place and is a compilation of multiple videos.

October 13, 2022

Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings Misconceptions Russia Russian propaganda Ukraine

We take a look at the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief ‘s ‘swastika’ bracelet – France 24

General Valery Zaluzhny, Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine's armed forces, recently posted a photo of himself on Twitter allegedly wearing a bracelet with a swastika. In fact, what appears to be a swastika in the photo, is actually a Viking symbol. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

October 12, 2022

Disinformation Fact checks / debunkings Hatred and bigotry Misconceptions Nazism Russia Russian propaganda Ukraine

The Ukrainian commander-in-chief ‘s ‘swastika’ bracelet – Truth or Fake

General Valery Zaluzhny, commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces, recently posted a photo of himself on Twitter allegedly wearing a bracelet with a swastika. In fact, what appears to be a swastika is actually a Viking symbol. We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

October 12, 2022

Antisemitism Fact checks / debunkings Hatred and bigotry Nazism Russia Russian propaganda Ukraine

Crimea bridge: The fake videos circulating online – Truth or Fake

The explosion on the Kerch bridge to Crimea triggered many theories online regarding who or what caused the explosion. Was it a boat, a missile or a truck? We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake.

October 10, 2022

Coordinated disinformation Fact checks / debunkings Media taken out of context Methods Misconceptions Russia Russian propaganda Ukraine