A number of popular stories chronicling Ukraine's resistance against Russia's ongoing invasion - including those promoted by U.S. Congressmen, media outlets, and even conservatives online - have turned out to be false, despite garnering millions of shares and likes.
The viral, fake stories come amidst social media platforms rolling out robust "Fact-checking" operations, often used to swiftly censor stories counter to establishment narratives or critical of the Democratic Party.
Days later the Ukraine Navy revealed that the guards had actually been "Taken captive by Russian occupiers" and were all still alive.
In reality, the dramatic image actually traces its roots over half of a decade back to Ukraine in 2016 and has appeared in several news stories since then.
The story of former Miss Grand Ukraine Anastasiia Lenna joining Ukraine's military to fight against Russia also turned out to be false despite amassing thousands of likes and shares across social media platforms.
While the photo of Lenna is from one of her recent Instagram posts, where she expressed support for Ukraine against Russian forces, the gun in the popular picture is actually an airsoft rifle.
CORRECTION: Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation said the video address by the Anonymous hacker group that threatened to withdraw money from Russians' bank accounts if they don't protest Putin turned out to be fake.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/02/28/pro-ukraine-propaganda-floods-social-media/
No comments:
Post a Comment