Friday, April 3, 2026

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Video Fake: “Ukrainian Soldiers” Claim the Authorities Are Not Ending the War Because It...

Videos are circulating online in which individuals posing as Ukrainian soldiers claim that the authorities are deliberately prolonging the war because it benefits them....

Fake News: Eight Ukrainian Athletes Didn’t Return from Italy After the 2026 Winter Olympics

This is a made up report, confirmed by neither Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee nor by the Youth and Sports Ministry. Social media users are spreading...

Manipulation: Ukraine Boycotts Paralympics

Assertions that Ukraine is “boycotting the Paralympics” misrepresent the country’s stance. Kyiv is not withdrawing from the Games; the so-called boycott is limited to...

Video Fake: Ukrainian Loss Figures Amount to 2 Million People — Deutsche Welle

The video attributed to Deutsche Welle has been manipulated. A 20-second segment was spliced into an authentic report, reusing original visuals but replacing the...

Fake: Germany Proposes to Mitigate Punishment for Ukrainians Who Use Nazi Symbols

The Bild story, like the initiative described in it, is made up. A story is circulating online citing Bild about a proposal by one of...

Fake: Kyrylo Budanov Exposed International Olympic Committee Members After Athlete’s Disqualification

The video circulating under the Reuters logo and shared across multiple pages is a fabrication. It adds fictional claims that Kyrylo Budanov, Head of...

Fake: Ukraine “Tested Nuclear Weapons” Ahead of Munich Security Conference

The seismic activity cited in the claims reflects routine geological processes common to parts of Ukraine, not evidence of any weapons-related testing. Kyiv neither...

Fake: Italy Blocked Zelensky Video Appeal at Winter Games

The video attributed to Bellingcat is fabricated, and there is no evidence that Ukraine’s president ever planned to address the Olympic opening ceremony. The...

Manipulation: Germany Says Weapons Stocks Are Strained

Boris Pistorius said Germany is exhausting available options to sustain military support for Ukraine, including reassessing its own weapons stockpiles, while signaling that Berlin...

Fake: Ukrainian Athlete Vladislav Heraskevych’s Helmet Bears Terrorist Symbols and Portraits of Military Personnel

Heraskevych’s memorial helmet bears portraits of 22 Ukrainian athletes who died during the Russian-Ukrainian war. Russian media and Telegram channels began to spread information that...