Fact Check: Old, unrelated video of various military exercises circulated as ongoing Russia-Ukraine clash
India Today
The India Today Anti-Fake War room found that this is not at all related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. This is a compilation of old and unrelated videos of armed forces from the US, Germany, and more.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, social media has been flooded with videos and images that purportedly show the ongoing war. Of course, not all this media is from the ongoing conflict.
In that vein, a video that is a compilation of military activities conducted by various armies across the world has gone viral with the claim that it is the footage of ongoing clashes.
Several Facebook users have shared the aforementioned ten-minute-long video with captions like, “Russia vrs Ukraine live war update.”
The India Today Anti-Fake War room ( AFWA) found that this is not at all related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. This is a compilation of old and unrelated videos of armed forces from the US, Germany, and more.
The first part of the viral video clearly shows the US flag masted on the army tanks. This video has been available on the internet for a couple of years at least. Since it shows the US flag and it is an old video, it has no relation to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
