Beware Ukraine Government Impersonators

Last updated: June 9, 2025, 07:31

Beware Ukraine Government Impersonators

Misleading

A Russian propaganda campaign involving thousands of fake accounts on TikTok spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine has been uncovered by the BBC.

BERLIN (AP)The mayor of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv warned Saturday that an imposter is posing as him and communicating with other officials, including three

Misleading, manipulated and false information about the conflict in Ukraine has been circulating on social media platforms. Here are five ways to spot it.

Russia has tricked several US

Russia has tricked several US actors on the video message platform Cameo into spreading falsehoods about Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky. The latest

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This article looks back at

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Millions of dollars worth of

Millions of dollars worth of crypto were finding their way into war-struck Ukraine. Amidst this, YouTube was infiltrated with scammy videos of the Ukrainian

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A fake video emerged on

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Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions - BBC

A fake video emerged on Facebook and YouTube in which a strangely motionless version of Zelensky asked Ukrainian troops to lay down their weapons in a voice

How do you tell if

In some cases, pro-Russia accounts on Telegram and other platforms have spread fake posts impersonating BBC News or CNN reports about the war in Ukraine. Experts

How do you tell if a photo or video posted online is real or fake? Here's a look at how the BBC's Disinformation team check and verify content shared online about the

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