Pornhub isn’t blocked in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine
This is a rumour that may have begun on Twitter. The site appears to be working normally for users in Russia. Read
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Beirut port explosion footage being mistaken as Ukraine
Video apparently taken from a street in Beirut of the 2020 explosion is being shared as though it was filmed in Ukraine. Read
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Collection of heart attack articles includes one fake
A list of things that can cause heart attacks “in 2022” includes one fake article and another from 2010. Read
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CNN did not claim the same man was killed in both Ukraine and Afghanistan
The report came from fake CNN Twitter accounts which have now been suspended. The photo used appears to be of a YouTuber, who is alive. Read
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Video shows explosion at air base, not Ukraine’s main airport
The video actually shows the Melitopol air base. Read
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Images of girl confronting soldier are not from Ukraine
They come from a video that says it shows children in Palestine, which was published online in 2012. Read
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CGI WW2 video being used as Ukraine footage
The video first appeared on TikTok in 2021. Read
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Video of 2015 explosion in China being mislabelled as Ukraine
A video recorded by an American man of a warehouse exploding has been wrongly claimed to show Russian airstrikes in Ukraine. Read
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Photos claiming to show explosions in Ukraine are actually from Gaza
Pictures that have been widely shared on social media do not show the war in Ukraine. Read
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Videos claiming to show Ukraine invasion sourced to old TikTok videos
It’s not clear when or where some of these clips were taken, but they predate the Russian invasion of Ukraine by some weeks. Read
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