The NME outlet has not published any such video reports, and the visual design circulating online appears to be fabricated. Coldplay has not removed any posts in support of Ukraine — this is confirmed by both the band’s official social media pages and archived versions of their content.
A video circulating online bearing the logo of British music magazine New Musical Express (NME) falsely claims that Coldplay members removed all posts supporting Ukraine from their social media accounts. According to the fabricated video, public scrutiny of the band intensified following a rumored infidelity scandal during a concert, prompting a backlash. Under alleged pressure from critical comments, the band supposedly chose to delete all references to Ukraine in an attempt to avoid further controversy.
In reality, the information presented in the video is entirely fabricated, and the footage itself is a forgery. The video mimics the visual style of NME segments, but it lacks any basis in actual reporting. Although the NME logo appears in the upper-left corner, no such story exists on the outlet’s official website or verified social media channels. Furthermore, the real NME does not place its logo within video frames as shown — the emblem typically appears only on microphones during interviews, not as a persistent on-screen element.
To fabricate the fake video, propagandists utilized publicly available images and imitated NME’s visual style to make the disinformation appear credible.
However, journalists from StopFake investigated the claim and confirmed that Coldplay has not removed any posts supporting Ukraine. This is supported by archived snapshots of the band’s official Instagram page, preserved through the Wayback Machine on the Internet Archive. Notably, their performance of the Ukrainian song “Obiymy” by Okean Elzy from July 2022 remains publicly accessible.
According to the Osavul platform, the video first appeared on the pro-Russian Telegram channel “Shkvarka News” on July 23, 2025.
This type of disinformation is aimed at discrediting prominent artists and public figures who express solidarity with Ukraine. By spreading such fakes, manipulators seek to undermine trust in these individuals, fabricate the narrative that the West is “abandoning” Ukraine, and demoralize both Ukrainian and international audiences.
Previously, StopFake had also refuted similar disinformation, including the false claim that USAID allegedly sponsored visits of Hollywood celebrities to Ukraine during the war.
