With Ukraine being officially invaded by Russia, misinformation is also starting to spread throughout the whole world regarding what is going on. Fake videos are now starting to surface to confuse the public regarding what is really happening in Ukraine.
These fake videos include clips from other incidents not related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. A clip from a video game has even used in the misinformation circulating online.
Fake Videos Start to Spread on Social Media
According to the story by Gizmodo, it is important not to believe everything posted on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and TikTok regarding what is going on in Ukraine.
Photos and videos are starting to surface regarding Russian troops destroying Kyiv, the airports of Ukraine under fire, and even Kyiv being hit by Russian missiles.
While many of those being posted are true and accurate, many are also false and have been used to spread misinformation. The public is being cautioned about believing everything online right away so as not to fall victim to fake news.
Videos of Ukraine Being Invaded
Videos of Ukraine being invaded by Russia have been circulating online. Social media apps such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram have become platforms through which such videos have been posted and widely circulated.
Here are some examples of videos that have been published on Twitter:
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine has published pictures of the border service facilities in the Kyiv region that were shot by Russian troops. Kyiv region borders only with #Belarus pic.twitter.com/hyWNqx9Wy7
— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) February 24, 2022
WATCH: Missile hits airport in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine https://t.co/EnskxXhpnq
— BNO News (@BNONews) February 24, 2022
Photos of what looks like a Kh-31P anti-radar air-to-ground missile wreckage in Kyiv. 2/https://t.co/Gt6UaGM1Jf pic.twitter.com/sOmm3LoEc0
— Rob Lee (@RALee85) February 24, 2022
Fake Footage from Video Game 'War Thunder' Being Used
Aside from real videos showing what is taking place in Ukraine, fake videos are also starting to spread and creating confusion. These videos reportedly range from clips from other historical events and even coming from a video game called "War Thunder."
As uploaded on Twitter, footage coming from the video game known as "War Thunder" is being uploaded to erroneously show "Ukraine launching anti aircraft missiles into the night."
The game "War Thunder" was initially released back in 2017 and 2018.
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Fake Videos Start to Spread on Social Media
The tweets, however, have been deleted and what remains is now a comment on the clip on YouTube saying "they are using this as Russian footage." This, however, is not the only misused video regarding the Russian invasion.
Another video from a 2015 fire in Tianjin China has been used with the caption "fires started by Russian airstrike set off chain reaction at Luhansk power plant Ukrainian."
In addition, another alarming video that has started going viral is the 2020 Beirut explosion, which resulted in 218 people being killed and has nothing to do with Russia or Ukraine.
It has since been deleted from Twitter.
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Written by Urian B.
