Photo Fake: Energy-Saving Light Bulbs Disappear in the UK due to Rising Utility Costs
The photo of empty shelves with supposedly sold-out energy-saving light bulbs was actually taken in a US supermarket at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read MorePhoto Fake: Energy-Saving Light Bulbs Disappear in the UK due to Rising Utility Costs
Fake: Ukrainian Refugees Destroy Spanish Forest While Attempting to Burn Russian Flag
The video circulating on social media has been edited - a running line claiming that a large fire in Spain was allegedly caused by Ukrainian refugees was deliberately added on the screen. In reality, the running line reported on the driver, arrested for assaulting a passenger and driving under the influence.
Manipulation: UN Confirms No Injuries In Odesa “Ukrainian Military Target Strike”
The lack of victims from the Russian missile attack on the Odesa port on July 23 does not excuse Russia - it still carried out another act of aggression and violated the agreements made the day before. UN representatives did not say anything about the Russian attack on "military warehouses" in the Odesa port. On the contrary, the UN has once again condemned Russian attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Fake: Children are Taken Away from Ukrainian Refugees in Germany “for Having Emotion and…
StopFake found no evidence of Ukrainian refugees living in Europe having their children taken away from them. The German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt) and the Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt) are not aware of any such cases in the families of Ukrainian refugees.
Fake: Russophobic Authorities in Barcelona Take Kids Away from Russian Woman
The story is certainly complicated, and the information currently accessible to the public is clearly not enough to draw any conclusions. But the topic of Western russophobia was clearly added to it by the correspondent of Channel One. The publications in Spanish and Swiss media do not mention that the problem is related to the war in Ukraine. They only cite Elena's words: "At school, the war in Ukraine is talked about a lot. They say that we, Russians, are all bad. And the girls would come home sad because of it" - without claims that it could have caused the children to be taken away. And the story that the girls are allegedly considered children of Ukrainians killed in the war is found only in Valentina Solovyova's story.
FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Dancers Performing At A NATO Event? | Check Your Fact
Verdict: False
The footage was taken during a 2017 event at the University of Ghent. The event was not affiliated with NATO.
Manipulation: Ukrainians are “Tired of War” and Beg the Government to Negotiate
The petition on the Ukrainian President's website calling to resume the negotiation process with Russia does not reflect Ukrainian public opinion. Despite a certain degree of fatigue and constant attacks by Russia, Ukrainians remain united in their determination not to make any concessions to the aggressor. According to a Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) poll conducted between July 6 and July 20, 84% of Ukrainians are not ready to make territorial concessions in order to end the war.
Fake: Ukrainians Have Never Lived in Odesa
At the end of the 19th century, Ukrainian was the third most widely spoken language in Odesa, after Russian and Yiddish. According to the 1897 Russian Empire General Census, 37,925 inhabitants of Odesa declared Ukrainian as their mother tongue.
FACT CHECK: No, Lego Did Not Create Figurines Of Ukraine’s Azov Regiment | Check Your Fact
Verdict: False
The photos show a set of custom-built Lego figures. A Lego spokesperson confirmed the images do not depict an official product.
Fake: Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Preparing for “Referendum to Join Russia”
Conducting "referendums" at gunpoint is a violation of Ukrainian legislation and international law. Neither Ukraine nor any other country will recognize the results of such "voting". Any fake "referendums" in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories are legally null and void and have no lawful consequences.