Russia has officially overrun Ukraine , come out a needless war that has the potential to induce utmost human hurt and createmillions of refugee . But do n’t believe everything you see on the net mightily now , especially if you ’re match social media sites like Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , and TikTok .
The photos and videos coming out of Ukraine are harrowing , with the area ’s border stationsdestroyed by Russian troop , Ukraine ’s airports under fire , andRussian projectile landing in Kyiv . But not everything being shared on social media at the present moment is trustworthy .
In fact , Gizmodo has found at least ten viral photos and videos currently being distribute on societal media that are completely fake . In some cases , the video recording and photos are class old . In others , the figure of speech are clearly not from Ukraine . There are even two examples of picture on Twitter today that are actually from war - theme video recording games , something Russian state sensitive has previously endeavor to do onmultiple occasions .
Footage from a flyby in Moscow in 2020 that’s being portrayed on social media as being from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine today.Gif: YouTube
We ’ve got a cycle - up of imitation exposure and telecasting we ’ve found so far , with Russia ’s invasion of Ukraine still very much in its infancy . Nobody knows how long this intrusion will last . But however long that may be , you could bet on one thing : There will be plenty more fake picture and videos passed around online before this battle is over .
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