Ukraine war: Viral conspiracy theories falsely claim the war is fake
A number of US right-wing accounts with large followings posted a series of baseless claims that suggested the entire Ukraine war might be a hoax perpetrated by Western media and governments.
One false claim that has been gaining traction on Twitter and elsewhere suggested that the entire war has somehow been faked.
As evidence, some prominent right-wing accounts in the US cited the supposed lack of footage from the front line.
A commentator complained about "the lack of war footage" in a viral post, saying it "smacks of a scam".
Another Twitter influencer with 1.4 million followers claimed there was "no footage" and "no detailed updates" of the war.
That post was later shared by former US national security adviser Michael Flynn, who added: "I double dare anyone to say he is wrong."
In the past few days, images of the block, which has since been repaired and partially reconstructed, went viral again on social media.
The image led to claims that either the block had never been hit, or that the entire war is a hoax, because - the argument went - it would be impossible to restore a building during an ongoing conflict.
A right-wing podcaster and anti-vaccine activist, whose previously banned account was recently reinstated by Twitter, was among those that shared the claim.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64789737
A number of US right-wing accounts with large followings posted a series of baseless claims that suggested the entire Ukraine war might be a hoax perpetrated by Western media and governments.
One false claim that has been gaining traction on Twitter and elsewhere suggested that the entire war has somehow been faked.
As evidence, some prominent right-wing accounts in the US cited the supposed lack of footage from the front line.
A commentator complained about "the lack of war footage" in a viral post, saying it "smacks of a scam".
Another Twitter influencer with 1.4 million followers claimed there was "no footage" and "no detailed updates" of the war.
That post was later shared by former US national security adviser Michael Flynn, who added: "I double dare anyone to say he is wrong."
In the past few days, images of the block, which has since been repaired and partially reconstructed, went viral again on social media.
The image led to claims that either the block had never been hit, or that the entire war is a hoax, because - the argument went - it would be impossible to restore a building during an ongoing conflict.
A right-wing podcaster and anti-vaccine activist, whose previously banned account was recently reinstated by Twitter, was among those that shared the claim.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64789737
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