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Mar 2, 2022 · A video appearing to show a plane being shot at with the caption “Plane being shot in sky #war #russia #usa #ukraine” has been viewed over 26,000 times on Facebook. But the short clip is not genuine footage of the fighting in Ukraine.
Feb 17, 2022 · The livestream of a videogame superimposed with a banner that reads “Breaking News” and “Russia vs Ukraine war start (sic)” has triggered confusion online.
Feb 24, 2022 · Politifact reported in December 2021 that an ArmA 3 clip was being shared as if showed a "failed attempt by China to launch airstrikes near Taiwan," and Reuters reported in May 2021 that footage...
Mar 2, 2022 · Several supposedly “live” videos featuring firepower hitting buildings and shooting planes out of the nighttime sky have been shared on Facebook in South Africa with claims that they show...
Feb 25, 2022 · Footage from video games has been misattributed as real footage of the war in Ukraine, with social networks beginning to ramp up attempts to stop it spreading.
Feb 24, 2022 · Russian news was caught using it for a story on Syria in 2018 and tried passing it off as a “human error”, though Russian use of video game footage in 2017 to allege the US was supporting ISIS...
Jun 7, 2022 · Russia's invasion of Ukraine has prompted a wave of misinformation, including video game clips shared as genuine footage of the conflict. AFP debunked some of the most widely-viewed videos...