Ukrainian authorities confirmed a Russian missile hit a government building in Kharkiv, Ukraine on March 1, 2022.
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Logically→ The “Ghost of Kyiv,” a Ukrainian fighter pilot, is really called Samuyil Hyde.
An old image of a U.S. fighter pilot has been manipulated to show comedian Sam Hyde’s face. This is not a picture of the "Ghost of Kyiv."
Logically→ The Russian Army is destroying U.S.-controlled biolabs.
Putin has not ordered the Russian Army to destroy "U.S. biolabs" in Ukraine as part of an operation against the "Deep State."
Logically→ This image from a video shows a Ukrainian soldier bidding farewell to his family.
A 2018 video of a U.S. marine meeting his family has been shared with a false narrative saying a Ukrainian soldier is bidding farewell to his family.
Logically→ The woman featured in many of the world’s newspapers as a victim of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is actually a crisis actor.
The picture of a Ukrainian woman injured during a Russian airstrike in Chuhuiv was taken on February 24, 2022, and she is not a crisis actor.
Logically→ An image shows the “Ghost of Kyiv” pilot who shot down 10 Russian military planes during the Russian invasion.
An old image of a pilot testing a new helmet in 2019 has been shared widely on social media as the "Ghost of Kyiv."
Logically→ A video shows families fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine as a battle tank fires at people.
A 2016 video of a historical reconstruction of fight scenes from a 1942 event in a Russian village has been misattributed to the current war.
Logically→ This image shows a Russian fighter jet being shot down by the Ukrainian army.
A stock image from a Russian airshow in 2015 was incorrectly attributed to the current events of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ The wife of Ukraine’s vice president joined the armed forces to fight against Russia’s invasion.
Ukraine does not have a vice president. A stock image of a Ukrainian soldier from 2021 has been shared with a false narrative.
Logically→ This image shows Ukraine and Russia face to face in battle.
The image in question is from the annexation of Crimea by Russia in 2014.
Logically→ An Indian flight was scheduled to evacuate Ukrainian women.
The Indian government scheduled special flights to evacuate Indian nationals only, not Ukrainian women. 182 Indians flew back on February 24, 2022.
Logically→ Video shows Russian paratroopers landing in Ukraine.
The given video is from 2016 and has nothing to do with the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Logically→ “Z” markings on tanks indicated that Russia was due to attack Ukraine.
While it is likely that these markings did suggest an attack by Russian troops, there is as of yet no way to be absolutely certain.
Logically→ An image shows people in Ukraine praying in the snow amid conflict with Russia.
An old photo of Ukrainians praying from 2019 is being falsely shared with links to a recent ongoing conflict with Russia.
Logically→ An image shows people in Ukraine praying in the snow amid conflict with Russia.
An old photo of Ukrainians praying from 2019 is being falsely shared with links to a recent ongoing conflict with Russia.
Logically→ A video from a blast in Iraq was misattributed to the 2019 Pulwama attack in India.
February 14, 2022, marked three years of the Pulwama attack, and as remembrance, an old viral video from the Iraq blast was incorrectly shared.
Logically→ Both Marathas and Sikhs have captured Lahore in the past.
Lahore was taken by the Marathas in 1758 and by the Sikhs in 1799.
Truth or Fiction?→ Anatomy of an Inauthentically Organized Campaign
In mid-2021, as the Delta variant rapidly spread among unvaccinated populations across the United States and public officials began publicly flirting with the prospect of still more measures to quell the spread of the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemi
Truth or Fiction?→ Foreign Influence Agents Goaded Trump Forums After U.S. Elections, Researchers Say
Foreign agents — particularly those working from or on behalf of Russia — were active on Donald Trump-themed forums in the weeks and months leading up to the January 6 2021 coup attempt at the United States Capitol, a new report says. Accor
Truth or Fiction?→ International Disinfo Machines Turning After State-Sponsored Kidnapping of Belarusian Journalist
On May 24 2021, in the hours and days after Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich was taken from a Ryanair flight that had been rediverted to Minsk and arrested along with his girlfriend, graduate student Sofia Sapega, in a dramatic state-
Logically→ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Narendra Modi and the RSS for supporting Israel in their conflict with Palestine.
A screengrab of a fake tweet was incorrectly attributed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, purported to be thanking the Indian government.
Logically→ The BBC reported on the British Army’s plans to attack Goose Green in 1982.
The BBC was accused of compromising the British Army's position in the Falklands after it reported information on the troop's invasion.
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump’s Disinformation Spree After Losing Election Propelled by Social Media
In the days after a resounding popular vote loss to former United States Vice President Joe Biden, sitting president Donald Trump advanced numerous conspiracy theories before beginning to deny the results of the election outright. The first set of con
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump’s Disinformation Spree After Losing Election Propelled by Social Media
In the days after a resounding popular vote loss to former United States Vice President Joe Biden, sitting president Donald Trump advanced numerous conspiracy theories before beginning to deny the results of the election outright. The first set of con
Truth or Fiction?→ As U.S. Election Looms, Agitprop Floods Social Media Platforms
In the days leading up to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the disinformation that has been a hallmark of the Trump campaign, then administration, then campaign again reached new heights with political smears, Soviet-style weaponized conspiracy t
Truth or Fiction?→ Threatening Messages Sent to Democratic Party Voters in Battleground States
In a preview of more organized disinformation campaigns to come in the 2020 U.S. elections and subsequent interregnum period, Democratic Party voters in swing states received threatening emails the week of October 19 2020, ordering them to switch thei
Logically→ The Indian Army has currently gone 42 kms deeper into Chinese territory.
India has occupied a number of strategic heights on the southern bank of Pangong lake but has not crossed the borderline into China.
Logically→ Donald Trump did not start any new wars in four years.
Although Trump did not start any new wars, he continued wars in Syria and Afghanistan, almost started a war with Iran, and issued threats to N. Korea.
Truth or Fiction?→ Disinformation Inflames Tensions After United States Kills Iranian Commander
Late in the evening of January 2 2020, the United States announced that it had targeted and killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq in a major and dramatic escalation: Iran confirmed the death of one of its most active military fi
Truth or Fiction?→ The Love Letters of Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher
Various memes detailing a secret relationship between two British men during World War II described in various posts circulated through social media in August 2019. One post about Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher, and the correspondence they kept th
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Steinway and Sons Airdrop Pianos During World War II?
In June 2019, a Facebook page shared the following image (archived here) and story about Steinway & Sons pianos dropped into areas of combat during World War II: A status update said of the image: During World War II, Steinway & Sons airdro
Snopes→ US Returns 3 Disputed Bells Taken from Philippines in 1901
Americans took the church bells as spoils of war that Filipinos would demand for decades to be handed back.
Truth or Fiction?→ Prayer Request for 30 Navy SEALs Shot Down in Helicopter-Outdated!
Prayer Request for 30 Navy Seals Shot Down in Helicopter-Outdated! Summary of eRumor: Prayer requests for 30 Navy Seals, including members of SEAL Team 6, circulated on Facebook in September 2017. The Truth: Thirty Americans, including 15 members of th
Truth or Fiction?→ Edward C. Smith: In Defense of Robert E. Lee Commentary-Authorship Confirmed!
Edward C. Smith: In Defense of Robert E. Lee Commentary-Authorship Confirmed! Summary of eRumor: A commentary by a black man named Edward C. Smith was published under the headline, “In Defense of Robert E. Lee,” in the Washington Post on Au