{"id":1338757,"date":"2022-02-24T17:38:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T22:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1338757"},"modified":"2022-02-24T17:38:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T22:38:44","slug":"fact-check-does-this-video-show-combat-between-russia-and-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-combat-between-russia-and-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Combat Between Russia and Ukraine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-video-show-combat-between-russia-and-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1338757&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/3OeWl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> allegedly shows combat between Russian and Ukrainian forces.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7379568\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7379568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facebook\/Screenshot<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The video stems from an open-world tactical shooter game. The footage is not real.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, launching a series of attacks that have left at least 40 people dead,\u00a0according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-business-europe-moscow-e88497e7e8d4ad178057b599cc9ec8f6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Associated Press<\/a>. The military action prompted citizens to flee west towards the Polish border, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/russian-attack-ukraine-crisis-civilians-rcna17492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC News<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/105948971256321\/videos\/681482239646075\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>, which has over 5,800 views, allegedly shows planes intercepting each other in the sky. A burning aircraft is seen falling from the sky disappearing into a body of water. Shortly after, anti-aircraft missiles can be seen flying through the air at approaching planes. The lower third part of the video features a red border area where the words \u201cbreaking news\u201d and \u201clive\u201d are visible. \u201cRussia vs Ukraine war,\u201d reads the video\u2019s caption, in part.<\/p>\n<p>The video is not of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A reverse image search found the footage stems from a video game called <a href=\"https:\/\/arma3.com\/media\/videos\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arma 3<\/a>. The game is a multiplayer first-shooter role-playing game that allows players to experience \u201ctrue combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox,\u201d according to the game\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/arma3official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact found a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FV3MhMRn78M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">similar <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MMIJV8XwASw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">videos<\/a> on YouTube, with some apparently being edited together to create the Facebook video, which was uploaded on Feb. 17, days before the full-scale invasion took place. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/02\/15\/fact-check-cnn-russian-invasion-putin-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did CNN Air This Chyron About Putin Waiting To Invade Ukraine Until Biden Sends Weapons \u2018For Russia To Capture\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/02\/23\/fact-check-ukraine-prayer-gathering-kyiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a claim that purportedly showed Christians in Kyiv, Ukraine, praying outdoors amid the current Russian-Ukraine crisis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Facebook allegedly shows combat between Russian and Ukrainian forces.Facebook\/ScreenshotVerdict: False The video stems from an open-world tactical shooter game. The footage is not real. 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