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Struggle against fake information about events in Ukraine
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Fake: UK Visa Center in Kyiv Closed Down After Russian Shelling

Fri, 06/20/2025 - 19:18
In reality, the visa center, which helps to obtain visas to the UK, has long since moved to another address. As a result of the Russian shelling, the building where it is currently located was not damaged, and it continues to operate. This visa center is a commercial structure and is formally in no way […]
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Fake: Ukrainian Hackers Target Pentagon Website Over Display of Russian Tricolor — Wired

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 16:55
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 over a Russian flag image used in a Flag Day greeting. Russian propaganda appropriated Wired’s branding to fabricate yet another disinformation narrative aimed at discrediting Ukraine. Kremlin-linked Telegram channels and social […]
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Fake: Ukraine’s Payouts to Families of Fallen Soldiers Reach $130 Billion

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 15:45
The $130 billion figure, cited by Russian propaganda and attributed to former British diplomat Ian Proud, has been misrepresented. Proud did not claim that Ukraine has already disbursed such a sum in compensation to families of fallen soldiers. Rather, the figure reflects projected total liabilities — encompassing future payments to families of the deceased, those […]
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Fake: Ukrainian Refugees Broke a Museum Artefact — «Van Gogh’s Сhair» 

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 11:32
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 incident in the museum. A man, clearly intending to take a photo, sits on a crystal-encrusted chair and breaks it, after which he immediately runs away with his companion. Proponents […]
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Fake: Russians Destroyed «All-Female Unit of the Armed Forces of Ukraine» 

Sun, 06/15/2025 - 14:46
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 of an entire female unit of UAV operators that were a part of the 47th brigade «Magura» near the village Pavlivka, Sumy region. It is claimed that as a result […]
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Fake: Half of Ukrainians Wanted Russian Citizenship in 2009

Sun, 06/15/2025 - 11:25
In fact, no credible sociological survey conducted in Ukraine in 2009 indicated that a majority of Ukrainians wished to obtain Russian citizenship. The origin of this claim traces back to the CIS Countries Institute, a Moscow-based organization known for promoting Kremlin narratives and headed by Volodymyr Kornilov, a former Ukrainian political analyst who fled the […]
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Fake: Macron To Ban Social Media Due to «Russian Propaganda Influence» on Teenagers – Libération and La Croix

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 20:24
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 to social media. The covers of Libération and La Croix circulating online are fake – the originals focus on other topics and are available on the official websites of the sources. […]
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Fake: Minors Now Eligible for Military Contracts in Ukraine

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 11:48
In reality, Ukrainian legislation does not allow individuals under the age of 18 to sign up for military service. The quote attributed to a Ukrainian MP is entirely false. Kremlin-linked media outlets have circulated claims that Ukraine has authorized 17-year-olds to sign contracts with the Armed Forces. The reports cite an alleged televised statement by […]
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Fake: Ukraine Delays Repatriation of Dead to Limit Financial Obligations to Families

Mon, 06/09/2025 - 17:04
Such reports are fake, based on forged screenshots designed to mimic the appearance of genuine articles from reputable Western media outlets. Propagandists do not just use the logos of well-known publications; they also fabricate images of supposedly genuine news articles, falsely citing international sources to create a false impression of credibility. These manipulations aim to […]
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Fake: Ukraine Is ‘Lying’ About Russia Abducting 20,000 Children

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 16:34
Maria Zakharova’s assertion that Kyiv’s claims about the abduction of 20,000 children are false and lack evidence is not consistent with the conclusions of international investigations and legal rulings. According to Russian media outlets quoting Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Ukrainian claims that Russia has abducted 20,000 children from Ukraine are false. “There are […]
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Missiles and Lies. Again.

Mon, 04/21/2025 - 19:00
By EUvsDisinfo Behind every Russian missile is a barrage of lies. Another European election targeted by the Kremlin manipulations. As Russia’s missiles continue to rain down on Ukrainian cities, the Kremlin’s propaganda machine churns out cynical cookie-cutter denials in an attempt to dismiss civilian massacres in Ukraine. Meanwhile, we are witnessing a familiar pro-Kremlin information […]
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Fake: Ukrainians Arrested in Israel for Planning Terror Attack in Jerusalem

Fri, 04/18/2025 - 14:22
The Israeli police have not reported the arrest of Ukrainians for preparing a terrorist attack in Jerusalem. Nor has the Times of Israel, the multilingual online Israeli newspaper quoted by the propagandists, published any video containing such information. Social media users and pro-Kremlin Telegram channels began spreading false information claiming that Israeli police had arrested […]
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Fake: Ukraine Covered Up ‘Assassination Attempt on US President’

Wed, 04/16/2025 - 16:41
Ukraine has no connection to the attempted assassination of US President Donald Trump by American citizen Ryan Root. The only link between Root and Ukraine is that he allegedly tried to buy a rocket launcher and a surface-to-air missile from someone he believed to be a Ukrainian arms dealer. However, it remains unclear whether this […]
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Fake: Prince Harry Met with a Boy Injured in a Fire, Set by a Drunk Mother — Ukraine Tried to Pass Him Off as a War Victim

Tue, 04/15/2025 - 11:07
BBC News did not release such a story. The boy in the photo is named Roman Oleksiv — he received burns as a result of a Russian missile strike on Vinnytsia in 2022. Citing the BBC News video, pro-Russian resources are spreading the news that during a visit to Ukraine, Prince Harry allegedly met with […]
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Play This Up. Play That Down. Repeat the Lie

Sun, 04/13/2025 - 18:39
By EUvsDisinfo While parts of the world are focused on tariffs and global trade, another set of events is playing out in Russia’s war against Ukraine. It is also about future prospects and deserves some attention, especially after recent talks over the past few weeks about partial ceasefires with various caveats. Ceasefire: yes, but… Let […]
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Britain’s Spymasters — The Kremlin’s Most Feared Enemy

Sun, 04/13/2025 - 17:12
A profound anxiety about the espionage capabilities of the UK and France is rooted deep in the Kremlin’s consciousness. By Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov, for CEPA While the US administration keeps seeking a deal with Putin, Moscow’s spy masters are shifting their attention to the confrontation with their two main adversaries in Europe. These are the […]
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Russia’s Endless Ceasefire Excuses are Proof that Putin Does not Want Peace

Sun, 04/13/2025 - 16:31
By Peter Dickinson, for UkraineAlert Almost one month since Ukraine agreed to a US-led unconditional ceasefire, Russia has this week come up with yet another excuse to avoid following suit. Speaking in Moscow on April 7, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed that while Russian President Vladimir Putin backs calls for a ceasefire, questions remain over the Ukrainian […]
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Enter the Galaxy: a Network Analysis of Influence Operations

Sun, 04/13/2025 - 15:57
By EUvsDisinfo Foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) operations are a complex and multi-faceted challenge which, as evidenced by Russia’s relentless FIMI operations in the context of its war against Ukraine, must be considered as a serious security issue. Therefore, the European External Action Service has endeavoured to analyse FIMI, develop a collective response, and offer a practical […]
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Fake: Ukrainian POW Forced to Sign Posthumous Organ Donation Consent by Commander

Sun, 04/13/2025 - 11:59
The document in the photo is a consent form for legal posthumous organ donation in the province of Ontario, Canada. Only Canadian citizens or those who have permanent residence, as well as state health insurance, can apply for donation. Most likely, the propagandists simply downloaded the form from the Internet. Pro-Russian sources are spreading a […]
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Fake: Ukrainian Ombudsman Calls on Sex Workers Abroad to Promote Pro-Ukrainian Ideas Among Clients

Sat, 04/12/2025 - 14:36
This video, like Kateryna Levchenko’s quote, is fabricated by propagandists. A video is being circulated in the pro-Russian segment of the network with claims that thanks to sex workers from Ukraine, 100,000 people in Poland alone have switched to pro-Ukrainian views. This is allegedly reported by the opposition Russian publication DOXA. The video also quotes […]
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