A video of a young Ukrainian soldier crying and saying he doesn’t want to die was made using artificial intelligence.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Image of ‘Captured Maduro’ Is NOT Real — Maduro’s Head Was Digitally Attached To Body Of Ukrainian Businessman Known For Ties With Putin
Does a viral image show Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro captured? No, that's not true: An authentic photo was digitally altered to swap Maduro's head onto the body of a captive. The image originally showed Ukrainian-born pro-Russian businessm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stolen Louvre Jewels Were NOT Seized From Zelenskyy Associate, Ukrainian Billionaire Timur Mindich
Have Ukrainian investigators recovered the jewels stolen from the Louvre museum from the assets of a Ukrainian billionaire who is an associate of President Zelenskyy? No, that's not true: The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NA
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sora Videos Of Ukrainian Soldiers Surrendering In Pokrovsk Do NOT Show Real-Life Events
Did viral videos document that Ukrainian soldiers started to surrender en masse in Pokrovsk, as of November 5, 2025? No, that's not true: The clips showed a watermark of a generative AI tool. As of this writing, Ukraine denied that its so
Full Fact→ What Ukrainian territory does Russia control?
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders are in Washington DC today to meet US president Donald Trump, following the latter’s summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin last Friday.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Greta Thunberg Dancing To Madonna’s ‘La Isla Bonita’ — It’s Ukrainian
Does a video shared on social platforms show Greta Thunberg dancing to Madonna's "La Isla Bonita"? No, that's not true: A reverse image search revealed the video was created by a group of Ukrainian video makers known as Cucumber Mafia. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Attack on Ukrainian Airbases in June 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 lates
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Prove Ukrainian Government Issued ‘Rules For Reporters’ Photographing Zelenskyy In Turkey In May 2025
Does a viral image confirm that the Ukrainian government issued new rules prohibiting taking pictures of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from certain angles? No, that's not true: Talking to Lead Stories, a spokesperson for the Ukr
The Dispatch→ Ukrainian Mine Workers Express Hope, Skepticism About Minerals Deal
They support an arrangement that aids their nation, but worry it might be too late for one of the largest mines in Europe.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Graph Purporting To Show Nationalities Of Ukrainian ‘Mercenaries’ Killed In Kursk, Russia, Did NOT Originate From Statista
Did Statista publish a graph detailing the nationalities of the people described as "mercenaries" who fought for Ukraine and were killed in the Kursk region of Russia? No, that's not true: The data on the Statista website doesn't show the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Produce, Broadcast A Report About Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska Attempting To ‘Escape’
Did the BBC report that Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska tried to escape to Europe and was put under the guard of the national Security Service when the attempt failed? No, that's not true: In a statement to Lead Stories, a BBC spokesp
PolitiFact→ Alex Jones – InfoWars reporter Jamie White, who was fatally shot, was not on Ukrainian enemies list
Deceased InfoWars reporter Jamie White was on a “Ukrainian enemies hit list.”
Full Fact→ Old video shared as recent footage of Ukrainian troops ‘surrendering’ in Kursk
Social media posts claim the clip shows ‘Zelensky’s army’ surrendering in recent days, but the footage dates back to 2022.
Full Fact→ Video of Ukrainian flag on Statue of Liberty is fake
The clip contains a ‘Sora’ watermark in the bottom right corner, indicating it was likely created using OpenAI’s text-to-video artificial intelligence model.
Full Fact→ Viral clip shows filming of a music video, not Ukrainian soldiers ‘faking combat’ to secure US funds
One post sharing this claim has more than 4,000 shares.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Shows Ukrainian Flag Hoisted On Statue Of Liberty Torch
Does a video authentically show climbers hoisting a Ukrainian flag on the torch of the Statue of Liberty in New York? No, that's not true: The video was created using AI, according to the caption added by the account that originally poste
The Dispatch→ Tulsi Gabbard’s Claims Questioning the Legitimacy of Ukrainian Democracy Are Misleading
In a video from June 2024, Gabbard aired false claims and elided important context.
Internet Archive→ President Trump Meets With Ukrainian President Zelensky in Oval Office : CSPAN : February 28, 2025 1:49pm-2:41pm EST
A heated argument broke out between President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Vice President JD Vance in the White House Oval Office. The confrontation occurred before a deal was supposed to be made between Ukraine and the Uni
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s Approval Rating Was 4% As Of February 18, 2025
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's approval rating plummet to 4 percent, as of February 2025? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no publicly available poll confirming the figure voiced by President Donald Trump on February
The Dispatch→ Is the Ukrainian Military Selling ‘Up To Half’ of Its U.S.-Provided Weapons?
There is no evidence to support those claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Prosecutor’s Son ‘Spotted In Monaco Enjoying His Car’
Does a video show the "son of a famous Ukrainian prosecutor" who "was spotted in Monaco enjoying his car" during the Russian-Ukrainian war in January 2025? No, that's not true: Lead Stories analysis showed that neither the date, place or
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Govt Did NOT Say ‘Eight Mansions Owned By Ukrainian Military Officials’ Burned In Los Angeles Wildfires As Of January 13, 2025
Did the Ukrainian government state that "eight mansions owned by Ukrainian military officials" were "burned down in wildfires in Los Angeles" in January 2025? No, that's not true: A video that made this assertion contained the logo of Uni
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Has FAKE Audio Of ABC News Saying ‘A Million Ukrainian Soldiers Have Died’ — Voice Is Likely AI
Did an authentic ABC newscast state that "in 2.5 years of war, about a million Ukrainian soldiers have died"? No, that's not true: TrueMedia's AI detector found "substantial evidence" that the voice heard in the social media post was crea
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – There's no evidence half of all Ukrainian aid was laundered to fund Democratic political campaigns
"Half of all Ukrainian aid was laundered and sent back to Democrat candidates for re-election."
The Dispatch→ Ukrainian Forces Remain Hopeful Despite Uncertainty Around the U.S. Election
‘We also know that foreign policy isn’t decided only by the president,’ one solider says.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Had NOT ‘Declared War On Iran And North Korea’ As Of October 17, 2024
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy officially declare war on Russia's allies, Iran and North Korea? No, that's not true: Despite what some social media posts are saying, as of this writing neither Ukrainian government sites, the
Full Fact→ Meme does not show crashed Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet
The image in the meme is of a US Air Force plane that crashed in California in 2019 due to a mechanical malfunction.
Full Fact→ ‘Hezbollah drone video’ actually shows Ukrainian drone targeting Russian oil refinery
The video is from July and unrelated to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Optical Illusion Is NOT Stress Test From Japanese Neurologist — Art From Ukrainian Graphic Designer
Will staring at an image designed by a Japanese neurologist measure your stress levels depending on how fast elements of the image appear to be rotating? No, that's not true: The image is optical illusion art by Yurii Perepadia, a Ukraini
The Dispatch→ Kremlin Downplays Ukrainian Operation Inside Russian Territory
The Ukrainian offensive that began last week now covers an area roughly the size of Chicago.
Full Fact→ Fake BBC report claims Ukrainian businessmen donated to Trump campaign
A video is being shared online which purports to be a BBC News and Bellingcat investigation, but they made no such report.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Spokesperson Did NOT Justify Ukrainian Strikes On Belgorod, Russia Saying It Holds ‘Virtually No Civilians’ — Video Is AI Fake
Does a 50-second video show authentic remarks by U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller discussing "military targets" in the Russian city of Belgorod, with "virtually no civilians left" in that city? No, that's not true: The vi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.S. secretary of state didn’t announce suspension of Ukrainian elections; Ukrainian president did
When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Ukraine recently "he announced that they were going to suspend elections in Ukraine."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fico Shooting Suspect’s Wife Is NOT Ukrainian Refugee — Police Said Such Speculation Is ‘Hoax’
Is the wife of the suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico a Ukrainian refugee? No, that's not true: The head of the country's national police said that such speculations on social media are "definit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Press Secretary Did NOT Answer Question On ‘Ukrainian Manifestations Of Nazism’ — Altered Video
Did White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre field a question on the topic of alleged Ukrainian manifestations of Nazism from a reporter during a press briefing? No, that's not true on both counts: The reporter did not ask this ques
Full Fact→ No evidence captain of Baltimore crash ship is Ukrainian
The ship’s management said at the time of the incident the entire crew was composed of Indian nationals.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Captain Of Ship That Hit Francis Scott Key Bridge In Baltimore Was NOT Ukrainian
Was the captain of the Dali cargo vessel that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 24, 2024, Ukrainian? No, that's not true: A representative of the company operating the ship confirmed to Lead Stories that all 22 crew m
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, the captain of the container ship that hit the bridge in Baltimore wasn’t Ukrainian
“The captain of the container ship Dali…is a Ukrainian.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Captain of container ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse is Indian, not Ukrainian
Following the crash that caused Key Bridge to collapse early Tuesday, social media users shared a screenshot of a webpage they said identified Dali’s captain.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Defense Official Oleksiy Danilov Did NOT Describe Moscow Concert Hall Attack As ‘A Lot Of Fun’ — It’s A Deepfake
Did Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, describe the Moscow concert hall attack on March 22, 2024, as "a lot of fun"? No, that's not true: The video purportedly showing an interview with Dani