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Russia claims to have captured Kupiansk through fake video

The Russian Ministry of Defence released a video claiming the capture of Kupiansk. However, bloggers pointed out that the video is fake, as the station appears intact while it is actually heavily damaged. This has drawn criticism from Russian social media users.

In brief

  • The Russian Ministry of Defence published a video about the capture of Kupiansk.
  • The station in the video looks intact, while in reality it is damaged.
  • Bloggers highlighted the fakeness of the video created using AI.
  • Criticism of the fake video emerged among Russian social media users.
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  • Андрющенко TimeReaders and grants
    • first item
    • earliest
    • national desk

    Росіяни взяли КупЯнск. Знов але тепер інакше. Не словами Путіна, а через згенероване ШІ відео.

    • first item
    • caught up, 2 h later
    • national desk

    Министерство обороны РФ в очередной раз опозорилось с тупым фейком, который разоблачили свои же Z-блогеры.

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