Daily Archives: February 28, 2022
WTF Fun Fact 12423 – The Hebrew Hobbit
Video shows explosion at air base, not Ukraine’s main airport
A video on Facebook showing a large explosion behind a building has overlaying text claiming: “They just blew up the Ukraine international airport”. All signs point to the fact that this video does not show what you might describe as “the Ukraine international airport”. CNN reported that it had verified that the footage showed an… Read More »
CNN did not claim the same man was killed in both Ukraine and Afghanistan
Two screenshots from fake CNN Twitter accounts are being shared on Facebook. Both show the same photograph of a man they identify as “Bernie Gores”, with one post dated 16 August 2021 claiming he was a journalist killed in Afghanistan, and the other dated 23 February 2022 claiming he was an activist killed in Ukraine.… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 12422 – Robin Williams’ Good Deed
Images of girl confronting soldier are not from Ukraine
A post falsely claiming to show a young Ukrainian girl confronting a Russian soldier has been shared on Facebook. The post includes two screenshots of a video where a girl can be seen talking to a soldier, alongside the caption: “Young Ukraine [sic] girl confronts a Russian Soldier and tells him to go back to… Read More »
5 Things You Should Know – Part 450
Here are 5 things you should know. 1. Romanians are welcoming the Ukrainian refugees with open arms and food. There are a lot of people who are renting their homes without any charge to the refugees. Also, there is an animal shelter that is going to host Ukrainian pets of any kind. 2. How people…… Read More »
25 Uplifting Headlines of the Week – Part 262
BBC NEWS: Millions in Bitcoin pouring into Ukraine from donors. At least $11m (£8.2m) has so far been donated to the Ukrainian war effort through anonymous Bitcoin donations. More than 4,000 donations have been made so far, with one unknown donor gifting Bitcoin worth $3m to an NGO. The post 25 Uplifting Headlines of the… Read More »