Sunday, December 21, 2025

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Fake: Kyiv Mixed Up Australia and Austria in Sydney Attack Condolences

Both the video and the accompanying story are fabricated. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry did issue condolences to Australia following the attack in Sydney, and the...

Fake: Zelensky Visit Near Kupyansk Was Green-Screen Staging

The video showing Volodymyr Zelensky near Kupyansk was not staged. The president’s visit to the frontline city on December 12, 2025, was documented by...

Fake: Zelensky Downplayed Irish Deaths in Ukraine’s Armed Forces

Neither Ukrainian nor Irish authorities have ever stated that only three Irish nationals were killed while serving in Ukraine’s armed forces. In November 2025,...

Fake: Odesa Blackout After Russian Strike Sparks “Apocalyptic” Images Online

These photos were generated using artificial intelligence. Images circulating widely on social media show Odesa shrouded in darkness following another Russian strike, with the cityscape...

Fake: Ukraine Is Blocking Exhumations Linked to Volhynia Tragedy

There is no evidence that Ukraine is obstructing the exhumation of victims of the Volhynia tragedy. On the contrary, Polish authorities are currently preparing...

Fake: Volodymyr Zelensky Buys Bill Cosby’s New York Townhouse for $30 Million

The claim that Zelensky purchased Cosby’s townhouse is false. Page Six did not report any such transaction, and there is no public record of...

Fake: Russian-Speaking Child Denied St. Nicholas Day Gift in Lviv

This claim is another example of Russian disinformation built around a fabricated screenshot. Lviv’s Department of Education has formally stated that no such incident...

Fake: Top Ukrainian Commander Threatens Revolt Over Capitulation by Zelensky

The commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert Madyar Brovdi, did not issue any threat to unseat President Volodymyr Zelensky. Pro-Kremlin...

Fake: Official Commission Claims Kyiv’s War Has Killed 300 Children

Russia has killed or wounded more than 3,100 Ukrainian children since launching its full-scale invasion, and one in five children in the country has...

Fake: France Plans to Create a PMC for Deployment to Ukraine

French Decree No. 2025-1030 — the document Russian outlets point to as proof of Paris allegedly greenlighting a private military company for Ukraine —...