Saturday, July 5, 2025

Factcheck for Facebook_EN

Fake: Ukrainian Hackers Target Pentagon Website Over Display of Russian Tricolor — Wired

The American outlet Wired has not reported that a so-called ‘Ukrainian branch’ of the Anonymous hacker collective attacked the U.S. Department of Defense website...

Fake: Ukraine’s Payouts to Families of Fallen Soldiers Reach $130 Billion

The $130 billion figure, cited by Russian propaganda and attributed to former British diplomat Ian Proud, has been misrepresented. Proud did not claim that...

Fake: Ukrainian Refugees Broke a Museum Artefact — «Van Gogh’s Сhair» 

In fact, the nationality of the vandals is unknown. No other information about them is disclosed. Pro-Russian sources are massively distributing a video of an...

Fake: Russians Destroyed «All-Female Unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine» 

This news was spread exclusively by Russian sources, and the 47th brigade does not even have an all-female division. Propaganda sources triumphantly report the murder...

Fake: Macron To Ban Social Media Due to «Russian Propaganda Influence» on Teenagers –...

This is fake, as neither Emmanuel Macron’s statements nor publications in the French media mention «Russian propaganda» as the reason for restricting teenagers’ access...

Fake: Minors Now Eligible for Military Contracts in Ukraine

In reality, Ukrainian legislation does not allow individuals under the age of 18 to sign up for military service. The quote attributed to a...

Fake: Ukraine Delays Repatriation of Dead to Limit Financial Obligations to Families

Such reports are fake, based on forged screenshots designed to mimic the appearance of genuine articles from reputable Western media outlets. Propagandists do not...

Fake: ‘The Ukrainian Armed Forces Have Lost One Million People,’ – Red Cross

The ICRC in Ukraine did not make such statements. Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Red Cross has received nearly...

Fake: ‘Zelenskyy Is Embezzling Huge Sums of Money from Military Budget’ – Financial Times

The FT article makes no accusations of embezzlement of weapons procurement funds by President Zelenskyy. Instead, the journalists conclude that Ukraine is attempting to...

Fake: Ukrainian Military Shot a Civilian for Refusing to Say «Glory to Ukraine» 

This video is staged. It was published by an account that regularly distributes staged footage with AI elements to discredit the Armed Forces of...