Fact checks

To promote disinformation, Russian propagandists used a bot account on Facebook and AI-generated images of a child. Russian media and other Kremlin propaganda channels have been spreading a Facebook post allegedly written by a Ukrainian soldier who apologizes for the "murder" of a minor in Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, supposedly carried out by his comrades. The post is accompanied by what appears to be a photo of the child. This is fake. The image of the child was AI-generated. According to the Hive Moderation fake detection program, the picture promoted by Russian propagandists has an 87.9% probability of being AI-generated.…

Russian propagandists are attempting to disrupt Ukraine's mobilization campaign targeting 18-24-year-old volunteers. Russian media outlets and bots on social networks are circulating photos and videos purportedly from Ukraine's Ministry of Defense. These materials claim that men aged 18 to 24 are being offered a one-million-hryvnia contract to serve in the Defense Forces. The fake promotion suggests that volunteers could use this money to purchase a "120-year subscription" to Pornhub. Additionally, propagandists have created a video designed to look like a targeted YouTube advertisement, falsely offering access to "exclusive content" on OnlyFans in exchange for signing a military contract. This is…

Russian propagandists have fabricated an Instagram ad Russian propaganda Telegram channels are circulating screenshots of an alleged online poll supposedly conducted in Ukraine's western Zakarpattia region by Bethlen Gabor Kollegium. The so-called survey asks residents questions like: "What do you think about some districts of Transcarpathia joining Hungary?", "How would you vote in a referendum?", "How would Ukraine react?", "Should the EU and NATO decide on this matter?" According to Russian disinformation narratives, this "poll" is evidence of Hungary preparing to annex part of Ukraine. No such survey exists on Bethlen Gabor Kollegium's Instagram profile. In reality, this is a…

Russian propagandists have fabricated agitation posters and staged videos to discredit the Ukrainian military Russian media and Telegram channels are circulating images of leaflets allegedly posted in Ukrainian cities. These leaflets supposedly call for the "destruction" of military personnel serving in Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TRSSCs). However, this is a fake. Firstly, the photos provide no verifiable evidence of the location where they were taken, making it misleading to claim that these leaflets are being distributed in Ukraine. Secondly, the images show remnants of snow, yet they first appeared online on March 24. The last recorded snowfall in…

Zmist is fighting russian propaganda since day 1. The number of fakes disproven: 239. Main narratives: russia is defending itself against NATONATO and the EU are orchestrating a global food crisisThe US was developing bioweapons in Ukraine and NigeriaPoland is planning to capture western UkraineThe Ukrainian army is destroyed, russian victory is closerussians don’t commit war crimes, Ukrainians doSanctions against russia are destroying EuropeThe world is dominated by russophobia Goals evolution: We are not going to attack, we want to conduct a military exerciseWe would like to replace the Ukrainian government and denazify UkraineWe wish to demilitarize Ukraine to ensure…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks, and word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is not as active but is mostly focused on russian offensive in Donbas. Kremlin-bought “foreign” experts continue to push russian narratives about the futility of Ukrainian resistance, the need for Ukraine to capitulate to the superior russian army, and the need for Europe to appease russia to avoid nuclear war.…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks, and word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is not as active but is mostly focused on russian offensive in Donbas. putin officially removed age restrictions for military contracts in russia. This means that people younger than 18 and older than 40 can now join the military. russia is running out of men willing to fight in Ukraine.…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks, and word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is mostly focused on russian offensive in Donbas. The disinformation campaign against Ukraine is shifting into overdrive. It is clear that russia wants to break Ukrainian morale and will to fight, and the propagandist effort to achieve this is immense. The intensity of russians narratives about the inevitable and total…

Millions of Ukrainians are encountering russian propaganda every day. It spreads through TV, radio, mass media, social networks, and word of mouth. To defeat the enemy, we must fight it on all fronts. To this end, we have prepared a daily compilation of russian fakes. Today, the russian information space is mostly focused on russian offensive in Donbas. There are a lot of talks about thousands of Ukrainian prisoners captured by russian forces and inevitable Ukrainian defeat - all as usual. Protests in Armenia are getting more coverage, russian propaganda is staying neutral, as the pro-russian Armenian government has changed…