Monday, February 24, 2025

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Fake: USAID Responsible for Destroying Moscow Patriarchate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

This is another disinformation narrative about USAID’s activities and religious freedom in Ukraine. The agency made no attempt to influence the attitude of Ukrainians...

Fake: Ukraine ‘Attacked IAEA Officials with Drones and Artillery’

Verified geolocation data confirms that during the movement of IAEA personnel to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Russian strike systems were active in...

Fake: Trump’s Press Secretary Says Germany Belongs in ‘The Dock’ for Supporting Ukraine

There is no evidence that Karoline Leavitt actually published such a post. A screenshot purporting to be from an Instagram story by Karoline Leavitt, Donald...

Fake: Zelensky and His Wife Stayed at the Moscow Hotel During Their Visit to...

Olena Zelenska did not publish such a post on her Instagram, and the Moscow Hotel is located in another city. The Zelensky couple stayed at...

Fake: After USAID Freezes Funding for Ukrainian Fact-Checking Organizations, the Number of Fakes Decreased...

Microsoft did not release such a video. The quote from journalist Dhruv Mehrotra, given in the video, is also fabricated. Propaganda sources claim that Ukrainian...

Fake: Ukraine ‘Attacked Chornobyl NPP Sarcophagus to Blame Russia’

The Russian drone named "Geran-2", a Shahed-type UAV, attacked the shelter over the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) on the...

Manipulation: Metropolitan Epiphanius in Washington Called to Return Nuclear Weapons to Ukraine

Metropolitan Epiphanius did not say anything like that. He only mentioned nuclear weapons in the context of Ukraine giving up its own arsenal in...

Fake: USAID Funded the Work of a «Troll Farm» Which Employed Eastern European Students 

The grant in question covered an educational competition for student projects on media literacy and countering Russian propaganda Pro-Russian sources are spreading a screenshot from...

Manipulation: 90% of Ukraine’s Media Were Totally Dependent on USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has indeed funded a significant portion of Ukrainian media. However, the exact degree of dependence varied...

Fake: Zelensky Buys House Owned by German Nazi Party for 14 Million Euros

The fake news and accompanying video were spread by a fake German news outlet created by propagandists specifically to spread disinformation. A widely circulated report...