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Россия не собирается нападать на Украину
Publisher’s rating: Информационное агентство БелТА
यूक्रेन की राजधानी में हुए ब्लास्ट की है ये फोटो
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
రష్యన్ యుద్ధ విమానాన్ని కూల్చేసిన ఉక్రెయిన్ బలగాల దృశ్యాలు
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
នេះគឺជាប្រធានាធិបតីអ៊ុយក្រែន Zelenskyy។ លោកបានពាក់ឯកសណ្ឋានយោធាដើម្បីចូលរួមជាមួយកងទ័ពក្នុងការប្រយុទ្ធដើម្បីការពារមាតុភូមិអ៊ុយក្រែន។ True Leader
Publisher’s rating: False
Video of a Russian fighter jet shot down by Ukrainian Air Defense
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
FACTLY examined a social-media video claimed to show a Russian fighter jet shot down by Ukrainian air defenses during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine crisis. Its review says the footage was old and showed a jet shot down by Libyan rebels, not a Russian aircraft in Ukraine. The review identifies an extended version of the same video on the Associated Press’s YouTube channel, uploaded in 2011 under the title “Raw Video: Plane Shot Down by Libyan Rebels.” That earlier provenance supports the review’s conclusion that the post gave the footage a misleading current-war context.
യുക്രെയ്നെ ആക്രമിക്കാന് റഷ്യ അയച്ച യുദ്ധവിമാനങ്ങളുടെ ദൃശ്യങ്ങള്
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Video zeigt ukrainische Militärfahrzeuge in Niederösterreich.
Publisher’s rating: Das Video wurde zwar in Österreich aufgenommen, es handelt sich jedoch um Fahrzeuge des US-Militärs.
The investigation examined a TikTok video showing two military-style tractor units on a road, shared with the claim that Ukrainian trucks had arrived in Niederösterreich. It concluded that the vehicles were American military vehicles, rather than Ukrainian ones. The review also found that the video was apparently filmed on an Austrian motorway, so the location did not establish the vehicles’ nationality. (The source’s printed rating is displayed separately.)
Deze beelden tonen Russische gevechtsvliegtuigen boven Oekraïne
Publisher’s rating: Deze beelden tonen vliegtuigen die repeteren voor een luchtshow boven Moskou in 2020. Ze hebben niets te maken met het huidige conflict in Oekraïne.
The claim concerns a video shared on social media as footage of Russian combat aircraft participating in the invasion of Ukraine. The dpa review identifies the video being circulated by Dutch-language users and says it was also widely shared on Twitter as showing the invasion. Its investigation instead places the footage at a rehearsal for an air show above Tushino, a district of Moscow, in 2020—not over Ukraine during the current conflict.
‘യുക്രെയ്നിൽ പാരച്യൂട്ടിൽ പറന്നിറങ്ങുന്ന റഷ്യൻ സൈന്യം’
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
Recent video of Russia launching an airstrike against Ukraine
Publisher’s rating: MISLEADING
The post presented a video as recent footage of Russian airstrikes against Ukraine, in the context of Russia’s announcement of military operations. FACTLY’s review concluded that the video itself did not show a recent attack on Ukraine: it was an old video from Russia. The review therefore distinguishes the video’s claimed meaning from the broader fact that military operations were taking place. To investigate the clip, the reviewers ran screenshots through Yandex Reverse Image Search and found similar videos. They then identified an extended version posted to YouTube in May 2020. Its description said it showed an aircraft parade rehearsal over Tushino, near Moscow. This earlier posting and stated location support the conclusion that the circulating footage was old and unrelated to an airstrike in Ukraine. The review also noted that Russian forces had carried out attacks on Ukrainian cities on the day of the post, and referred to contemporaneous reporting and visuals from Ukraine. That context does not authenticate the circulated clip: the evidence about the clip instead traces it to the 2020 rehearsal. The review’s conclusion is thus about the video’s misattributed date and event, not a claim that no attacks occurred.
നിലവിലെ യുദ്ധത്തില് റഷ്യന് സൈനികനെ ജീവനോടെ കുരിശിലേറ്റി തീ കൊളുത്തുന്ന ഉക്രയിന് സൈനികര്
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
യുക്രെയിന് റഷ്യന് യുദ്ധവിമാനത്തെ ആക്രമിക്കുന്ന ദൃശ്യങ്ങള്
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
“As we know, it has already been stated today that Ukraine intends to create its own nuclear weapons, and this is not just bragging.”
Publisher’s rating: False
Anas Haqqani is Norway’s most wanted terrorist
Publisher’s rating: False
Video of Indian Army Jawans thrashing people spying for Pakistan in Ajmer
Publisher’s rating: FALSE
The post presented a video as showing Indian Army personnel beating people accused of spying for Pakistan in Ajmer, and identified the alleged spies as Mohammad Yunus, Ahmed Maulana, and Saddam. The investigation found that the footage instead showed Madhya Pradesh police beating Muslims in Ratlam over COVID-19 lockdown violations. It places that incident in April 2020 at a mosque on Unkala Road in Ratlam, not in Ajmer. To identify the footage, the fact-checker reports conducting a reverse image search on screenshots from the video. That search led to a similar video tweeted by NDTV journalist Anurag Dwary, who described it as showing police beating Muslims in Ratlam for violating lockdown rules. The investigation also cites an NDTV report for details of the incident: after receiving information that people had gathered for mass prayers, police and administrative officers went to the mosque and beat some people caught leaving it. The review distinguishes the video from a separate Ajmer case: it notes reports that a man named Mohammed Yunus was arrested there on allegations of spying for Pakistan, but says the shared video was unrelated to that incident. Thus, the footage’s identified location, date, and participants do not support the post’s description of it as an Army beating of alleged spies in Ajmer.