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Deutsche WelleWar & conflict

Claim: A viral post on Xallegedly shows "[f]irst images of the truck driver at Irkutsk airbase" — it includes a photo of what's made to look like an ID card from Ukraine.

Publisher’s rating: DW Fact check: False While the ID card of "Semen Hydenko" itself is suspicious — take a closer look at the bottom which just shows a line of zeros — a reverse image search reveals that the ID card has been used regularly in the context of disinformation in the past as well. It has circulated at least from 2022 onwards to claim, for instance, that the man pictured was allegedly responsible for the Kerch Bridge blast or an assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump in 2024, during the election campaign. A reverse image search of the man pictured reveals his identity: It is US comedian Sam Hyde, who has been linked to various alt-right communities. He's been the subject of a number of fact checks in the past.

FACTLY

The photo shows locomotive train engines with Lord Rama portrayed on them.

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FACTLY reports that the viral image was AI-generated, not a photograph of real locomotives. It says the Instagram account that posted the image on 26 May 2025 described it as AI-generated, and that two AI-detection tools also identified it as AI-generated.

يوب يوبWar & conflict

تداولت حسابات وصفحات على منصة إكس (تويتر سابقًا) صورة زُعم أنها لصواريخ من تصنيع جماعة الحوثيين في اليمن، قيل إنها ستُستخدم لقصف إسرائيل

Publisher’s rating: مضلل

The review says the image dates to April 2010 and comes from a series published by the U.S. Air Force Museum. It depicts a U.S. LGM-118A Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missile, not a Houthi-made missile intended for use against Israel. [S1]

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