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dpaCrime & justice

De politie van Bremen heeft Oekraïners aangehouden die stingers en andere zware wapens verkochten die eerder vanuit Europa aan Oekraïne waren geleverd.

Publisher’s rating: Het gaat hier om een verzinsel. De politie in Bremen ontkent dat zij Oekraïners die in wapens handelen zouden hebben aangehouden. Met de video is ook wat mis. De audio erbij komt uit een oudere video waarop politieagenten in Thüringen te zien zijn.

The claim was that Ukrainian arms dealers had been arrested in Bremen for selling Stinger missiles and other heavy weapons previously supplied to Ukraine by European countries. The review says the allegation circulated online and was accompanied by a video showing a weapon on the ground. It reports that Bremen police denied an arrest operation of this kind and that the police force said it had no connection to the video and had arrested no Ukrainians involved in arms dealing. (S1: “Volgens geruchten online heeft de politie in het Duitse Bremen Oekraïners aangehouden die Stinger-luchtdoelraketten en andere zware wapens zouden verkopen.”; “Via het officiële Twitteraccount reageerde de Polizei Bremen al: \"Dit is een valse melding. De politie van Bremen heeft niets te maken met deze video en heeft geen Oekraïners gearresteerd die in wapens handelden\".”) The video did not establish that the alleged sales or arrests took place. According to the review, the visible footage showed only the weapon and the feet of an unidentified person, so its location and the person’s identity could not be established from the images described. The review traced the accompanying audio to a separate, earlier recording: it was made in Greiz, in Thüringen, on 23 January 2022, where police were shown asking a bystander to stop filming. The review therefore found the audio was not from the alleged Bremen incident. (S1: “Waar het beeld vandaan komt, is onzeker. Er zijn alleen voeten van een niet-identificeerbaar persoon te zien en het wapen.”; “Dit komt uit een oudere video, van 23 januari 2022, die in de stad Greiz werd opgenomen.”; “In de oorspronkelijke video is politie te zien die een omstander vragen om te stoppen met filmen.”) The review’s conclusion rests on both the police denial and the mismatch between the video’s audio provenance and the claimed Bremen event. It states that the video could not serve as evidence of Ukrainian arms dealing in Bremen, and that the city’s police also denied the allegation. (S1: “De video kan dus niet als bewijs dienen dat er door Oekraïners in wapens wordt gehandeld in Bremen. De politie van de stad ontkent dit ook.”)

dpaCrime & justice

La police de Brême a arrêté des Ukrainiens qui vendaient des stingers et autres armes lourdes livrées en Ukraine depuis les États-Unis.

Publisher’s rating: La police de Brême a démenti ces allégations, assurant qu’il s’agit d’une fausse information. La capture d’écran provient d’une vidéo qui a été manipulée.

The claim concerned an alleged arrest in Bremen, Germany: social media posts said Ukrainian sellers had been caught offering Stinger surface-to-air missiles and other heavy weapons, which they claimed had first been delivered to Ukraine from the United States. The review says the allegation was not borne out by the local police. In a statement on its official Twitter account, Bremen police said it had “nothing to do with this video” and had arrested no Ukrainians selling weapons. The posts were accompanied by a short video showing a heavy weapon on the ground beside an unidentified person. The review reports that the video’s authenticity was promptly challenged by local authorities. It also identifies a problem with the clip’s audio: the sound had been added and could be found in a different YouTube video published in January 2022. That video’s caption said it showed police action in Greiz, more than 400 kilometres from Bremen. The review says the audio’s origin in the clip remained uncertain. The review therefore found no evidence of illegal Stinger trading in Bremen and distinguished the viral video from proof of the alleged arrest or weapons sale. It also notes that Germany’s federal government reported sending 500 such weapons to Ukraine since the beginning of the war; that figure concerns German deliveries, not the claim that the weapons in the alleged Bremen sale came from the United States.

Deutsche Presse-AgenturCrime & justice

In Bremen hat die Polizei Stinger-Raketen beschlagnahmt und Schwarzmarkthändler verhaftet.

Publisher’s rating: Es handelt sich um eine Erfindung. Die Polizei Bremen dementiert, dass sich dieser Fall ereignet hat und spricht von einer Falschmeldung. Die Audiospur des Videos stammt von einem älteren Video, das Polizisten in Thüringen zeigt.

The allegation concerned supposed arms trafficking in Bremen: posts claimed that police had arrested Ukrainians dealing in Stinger missiles previously delivered to Ukraine, and circulated a video as proof. The review also describes related versions claiming that the weapons were offered online and had been diverted from a Ukrainian counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region. Those details are presented as claims circulating in posts, not as established facts. The review reports that Bremen police said no such operation or arrests occurred: the force called the story false and said it had nothing to do with the video. The review says it found no media reports about the alleged trafficking, despite posts claiming such coverage existed. It adds that a case of this kind would likely have received broad reporting, but presents that as an expectation rather than independent proof. Its direct evidence on whether Bremen police made the arrests is the police denial. The video does not substantiate the allegation, according to the review: its audio had been replaced with a track from an older video. That track, featuring a voice telling someone to lower a phone, came from a YouTube video published in January 2022 showing police officers in Greiz, Thuringia. Thus the supplied review ties the audio to a different place and earlier video, rather than to the alleged Bremen incident.

فکت‌نامهCrime & justice

چرا درباره صحت ادعای نیروی انتظامی درباره مهسا امینی تردید می‌کنیم؟

Publisher’s rating: تا زمانی که اسناد روشن قابل راستایی‌آزمایی در تایید ادعاهای نیروی انتظامی در دست نباشد، نمی‌توان به اطلاعیه‌های رسمی را معتبر و قابل استناد دانست و به آن به چشم فکت نگاه کرد.

YouturnCrime & justice

இந்து பெண்ணுக்கு இஸ்லாமிய மௌலானா ஒருவர் போதைப் பொருள் கொடுத்து தவறாக நடந்து கொண்டுள்ளார். அப்போது இந்து செயல்பாட்டாளர் ஒருவர் அவரை கையும் களவுமாகப் பிடித்துள்ளார்.

Publisher’s rating: Fake