An image of a female soldier with an assault rifle is doing rounds on social media with a claim that she is the wife of Ukraine’s Vice President on the battlefield resisting the Russian aggression. However, we found out that the image is old and is not of the wife of the vice-President of Ukraine. […]
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As Ukraine battles the Russian troops to defend its sovereignty and autonomy, a barrage of images and videos claiming to be from the warzone can be seen on mainstream and social media. Over the last few days, fact checkers across the world have debunked hundreds of fake claims made on videos and photos purported to […]
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The Independence Square Maidan Nezalezhnosti one the main squares in Kyiv, has a rich history and has been a symbol of significant political symbol in Ukraine. Independence Square in Kyiv has been the backdrop of many TV presenters over the past few days, bringing live updates from Ukraine. A viral image comparison, showing scenes of how this Independence […]
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The video does not show Russian military paratroopers landing in Ukraine. This video is available on the internet since 2014. As Russian troops enter Ukraine and march towards its capital Kyiv, videos and images of blasts and attacks are being populated on the social media. Many of such videos and images are old and unrelated […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin declared military operations in Ukraine. Later, Ukraine had claimed that it had shot down five Russian jets. Now, a video of flying planes in synchronization is going viral with a claim that it is of Russian fighter jets flying over Ukraine’s capital Kyiv. Fact Crescendo found that the video is old […]
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The video does not show a blast in Luhansk Power Plant in Ukraine. This video is almost 7 years old showing a blast in a factory in China. Russian forces have launched a major military assault on Ukraine, with reports of missile strikes and explosions near major cities of the country. In a televised speech, Russian President […]
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China is renowned for its mega scale construction projects as well as some of the unbelievable structures. As a result, sometimes such construction projects get shared among social media users alongside misleading narratives as well. This is our investigation related to such a misleading social media post, about a mind boggling construction of a road […]
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The tension between Russia and Ukraine started to build up after Russia started deploying troops near the Ukraine border. On one hand, it is being speculated that Russia may attack Ukraine anytime but Russia said that it has no intention to attack or invade Ukraine. Amid such tension, users are sharing a video of tanks […]
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At times we come across unbelievable incidents, where wild animals have formed strong connections with humans. Social media platforms make these stories viral instantly. However, while some of those stories are genuine and authentic, some get shared with misleading narratives. This is one such investigation into miscaptioned posts about a strong bond between a Cheetah […]
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Nature photography has become very common among people with the development of modern technologies and commonly available cameras. Hence many individuals draw an interest towards this field and post their unique snapshots on social media platforms. However, we notice edited images as well as various artworks getting shared conceived as nature photography. This is one […]
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