❌This altered image has made a reappearance on Bluesky, where agents' faces were altered to make them appear as if they smiled in the direct aftermath of Trump's assassination attempt. The original photograph was taken by AP photographer Evan Vucci: news.sky.com/video/photog...

❌And the fake magazine covers just keep on comin'. Spotted this fake Charlie Hebdo cover on X (posted on Telegram before that) of Zelensky in a coffin with a word bubble in French that says, "Ukraine is an independent state." The real latest cover is visible on the right.

❌ This image has surfaced on Bluesky with a caption saying it shows Israeli actress Gal Gadot's Hollywood star destroyed. But this photo is old. A quick reverse image search shows it was first published in 2018 when Trump's star was destroyed with a pickaxe.

@seanadavis.bsky.social and I summarized the Ukraine-related misinfo seen on social media recently, where at least one claim can be traced to the Russian disinformation network Pravda. www.logicallyfacts.com/en/article/d...

Disinformation reverberates after Zelenskyy’s Oval Office meeting

Logically Facts assesses the false claims that gained traction online before and after Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump and Vance in the Oval Office.

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❌ Fake transcript number two that has surfaced after a clash between Zelensky and Vance/Trump in the White House. Trump did say that Zelensky should be grateful and Vance questioned whether Zelensky had said thank you during their meeting - but this back-and-forth is fake.

🧵We've just seen an extraordinary clash between Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance in the White House. But after significant events we tend to see misinfo. I'll be keeping track. First up, here's a fake transcript of the interaction that's surfaced on Bluesky with over 5k likes.

❌Same tactics, different day. This fake cover has surfaced on social media. It depicts a cover of the Spanish magazine El Jueves with Putin and Trump in conversation and Zelenskiy outside. One iteration has over 900 likes on X and is circulating ahead of US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia.

A video claiming that USAID has paid Hollywood stars millions of dollars to visit Ukraine has gone viral. But the clip is not real and has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation that BBC Verify has investigated. @shayan86.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

False video claims celebrities were 'paid' by USAID to visit Ukraine

The video claiming that USAID paid Hollywood celebrities millions of dollars to visit Ukraine is not real and has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation that the BBC has previously investigat...

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The Trump admin has ordered the FBI to shutter the team which fights foreign election interference. IE- the team who helped uncover the Russian hackers who interfered with the 2016 elections. There is a collective freak out happening among cybersecuirty teams about this. electionlawblog.org?p=148505

"Trump's Justice Department shutters specialized FBI team combatting foreign election interference threats" #ELB

CNN: The FBI is preparing to disband a team of specialists charged with combatting foreign threats to US elections, a source familiar tells CNN. The shuttering of the FBI Foreign Influence Task Force ...

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🧵 Dismantling of USAID was happily exploited by pro-Russian disinfo network (Matryoshka). With at least 11 fake videos impersonating world's respected media, posted Feb 3-5 on 𝕏. One of those videos got retweeted by Elon Musk and DonaldJTrump Jr to a record-setting 13M views.

Donald Trump Jr has also shared this fake E! News video about USAID, which is the work of a well-known Russian influence operation that creates fake videos of major news outlets to disparage Ukraine. This fake video now has more than 8 million views on X.

Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · last yr.

Elon Musk has shared this fake E! News video on X, which claims USAID has paid millions to Hollywood celebrities to visit Ukraine. The clip, now community noted, is the work of a well-known Russian disinformation campaign that creates fake videos of news outlets to push anti-Ukrainian narratives.

This viral video claiming USAID has paid celebrities to visit Ukraine is nowhere to be found on E!News. And it is v similar in style to a Russian operation we’ve investigated that impersonates media outlets and often pushes anti-Ukraine narratives www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Over 7 hours after it was published - it now has a community note. (and now over 800.000 views for this clip alone)

Seana Davis@seanadavis.bsky.social · last yr.

This video - shared by a pro-Russian account - has gathered over 700,000 views on X (no community note to date). It mimics a video published by entertainment outlet E! saying that USAID sponsored celebrity visits to Ukraine to bolster Zelensky's image. It's a fake - an imposter video.

This video - shared by a pro-Russian account - has gathered over 700,000 views on X (no community note to date). It mimics a video published by entertainment outlet E! saying that USAID sponsored celebrity visits to Ukraine to bolster Zelensky's image. It's a fake - an imposter video.

⚠️ As our 2024 "News Literacy in America" report showed (bit.ly/NewsLiteracy...), teens aren't always able to tell news stories from opinion columns or ads. 💡 Recognizing the purpose of a type of info is a foundational #NewsLiteracy skill. Video: www.tiktok.com/@newslitproj... #NewsLiteracyWeek

Is that a news story, an opinion piece or branded content? Teens struggle to differentiate between types of info - emphasizing the critical need for news literacy skills & Checkology lessons like our ...

TikTok video by News Literacy Project

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❌This fake Musk tweet is making the rounds on Bluesky - depicting a post saying anyone protesting the Trump administration will be "suspended from X." 🔺It can be a red flag when a screenshot circulates with no link to the original post.

📢 National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com begins TODAY! ✨ Whether you're an educator or not, you can make a difference in young people's lives by empowering them to identify credible information. 🔗 Get involved & share: newsliteracyweek.org

❌This altered image has made its way to Bluesky - depicting an individual wearing a "Latinos for Trump" T-shirt being arrested by ICE. The original image was published by The Guardian in 2018 - the individual wore a plain grey T-shirt.

"We need an Olympic-size commitment to teaching media literacy in our classrooms across America." - Philanthropist & NLP board member Melanie Lundquist Melanie's op-ed in @usatoday.com ⤵️ ➕ National #NewsLiteracyWeek starts Feb. 3: newsliteracyweek.org www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Media literacy is having a moment. We can't lose momentum. | Opinion

Adults under 30 are nearly as likely to trust information from social media as from national news outlets, according to the Pew Research Center.

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Post on #X with Community Note:

Friendly reminder that misinformation isn’t limited to one side of the political spectrum — there’s been a notable uptick in left/liberal-leaning misinformation since the Trump assassination attempt in July.

Seana Davis@seanadavis.bsky.social · 2y ago

❌This fake tweet has gone viral on X and has made its way over here to Bluesky. There's no record of Musk saying on X that MAGA will succeed "in the ways Nazi Germany failed to." It's a fake screenshot.

❌This fake tweet has gone viral on X and has made its way over here to Bluesky. There's no record of Musk saying on X that MAGA will succeed "in the ways Nazi Germany failed to." It's a fake screenshot.

❌Not the first time I've seen this fake newspaper clipping popping up here on Bluesky claiming Trump scored an IQ of 73. This post has more than 800 likes. It's a well-debunked piece of misinformation and debunked by the likes of @politifact.bsky.social: www.politifact.com/factchecks/2...

January is #CervicalCancer awareness month! #DYK that cervical cancer is the 2nd most common cancer to affect women 15–44 y.o in the EU? #HPVvaccination protects against the #HPV virus, which is responsible for majority of cervical cancers. Learn more: youtu.be/hjFkUIax8Fw

How vaccines can protect from cancers: HPV & Hepatitis B | European Vaccination Information Portal

YouTube video by ECDC

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❌ This graphic has appeared on Bluesky depicting a Fox News graphic of Zuckerburg reacting to Musk's gesture during the inauguration. It's a fake. They published a similar graphic two weeks ago (R) reporting on Musk reacting to Meta's move to end the company's fact-checking initiatives.

❌ This fabricated quote attributed to "the chancellor of Greenland" saying that if Trump "can't handle one polar vortex, he can't handle Greenland" is fake. It was posted by a satire Twitter account two days ago - before making it's way in screenshot form to Bluesky.

Did 8 Ukrainian generals lose their mansions in the LA fires? No. But the Russian trolls really want you to believe they did. That's why claims about Ukrainian mansions and mega yachts keep appearing – here are a few we’ve checked 🧵 www.forbes.com/sites/peters...

Satire Or Disinformation: Ukrainian Generals Lost Homes In LA Fires

A 'satirical' post from a Russia Telegram channel suggested that Ukrainian generals owned homes now destroyed in the Los Angeles fires.

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A timely warning that the “internet” is not just a small number of huge tech corporations. And online safety laws need to reflect that. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Note to No 10: one speed doesn’t fit all when it comes to online safety | John Naughton

Legislation to protect children in the digital realm is essential. But if it results in the loss of small cycling and cancer-care forums, something’s gone wrong

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