{"id":1382267,"date":"2022-03-15T16:06:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T20:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1382267"},"modified":"2022-03-15T16:06:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T20:06:23","slug":"fact-check-is-there-not-one-raw-footage-video-of-the-war-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-is-there-not-one-raw-footage-video-of-the-war-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Is There \u2018Not One Raw Footage Video\u2019 Of The War In 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\">28<\/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-is-there-not-one-raw-footage-video-of-the-war-in-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=1382267&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>An image\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbanconservativesofamericacorporate\/photos\/a.103223374502388\/509818037176251\/?type=3&#038;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbanconservativesofamericacorporate\/photos\/a.103223374502388\/509818037176251\/?type%3D3%26theater&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1647358230142000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3Of2ycxazInTB4HHAWWm_f\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims there is \u201cnot one raw footage video\u201d of the conflict in Ukraine despite millions of cellphones in the country.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Numerous videos of the ongoing conflict have been shared on social media and by credible news outlets.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine nears its fourth week, airstrikes across the country are intensifying, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/russian-airstrikes-intensify-in-western-ukraine-11646994808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. The conflict has caused nearly 3 million people to flee the country as refugees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/un-nearly-3-million-ukrainians-have-fled-since-russias-invasion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>One post shared on Facebook, however, calls into question what is actually happening on the ground. It shows a screengrab of a tweet from Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/MrBlue1776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MrBlue1776<\/a> that reads, \u201c26,000,000 cellphones in Ukraine. 100% internet coverage. Not one raw footage video. Think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">26,000,000 cellphones in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>100% internet coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Not one raw footage video.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mr. Green (@MrBlue1776) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrBlue1776\/status\/1501756773090222081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Contrary to the post\u2019s claim, there are numerous authentic videos showing the ongoing war in Ukraine. For example, investigative outlet Bellingcat has posted articles about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellingcat.com\/news\/2022\/02\/27\/ukraine-conflict-tracking-use-of-cluster-munitions-in-civilian-areas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">videos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellingcat.com\/news\/rest-of-world\/2022\/03\/11\/these-are-the-cluster-munitions-documented-by-ukrainian-civilians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">images<\/a> it has verified from the conflict, including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CITeam_en\/status\/1497309993804222473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1497309993804222473%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bellingcat.com%2Fnews%2F2022%2F02%2F27%2Fukraine-conflict-tracking-use-of-cluster-munitions-in-civilian-areas%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dash-cam footage<\/a> of a car caught in artillery crossfire in Kharkiv, Ukraine. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/03\/01\/fact-check-russia-ukraine-jet-fighters-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show A Ukrainian Pilot Shooting Down A Russian Jet?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A dashcam video, filmed 100 m from a children\u2019s hospital in Kharkiv (we confirmed the geolocation) shows what we believe is the impact of a cluster munition.<\/p>\n<p>As no aircraft can be heard in the video, it was probably launched by a MLRS.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VMPCPH1n6j\">https:\/\/t.co\/VMPCPH1n6j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CIT (en) (@CITeam_en) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CITeam_en\/status\/1497309993804222473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TviePBamTOY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published<\/a> a video showing the moment a mortar round struck the Ukrainian city of Irpin. Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty, a U.S. government-funded news outlet, posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k1TQ5_e27L4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">compilation<\/a> of videos showing Russian missile and rocket strikes on major Ukrainian cities during the first few days of the war.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>The Associated Press published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6-NC-QOhhv4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">footage<\/a> of a Russian strike and its aftermath on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine. Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denied the attack, though footage of the strike is available, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/03\/13\/politics\/fact-check-russia-misinformation-ukraine\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the amount of footage circulating, some videos have been falsely attributed to the conflict. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/03\/03\/fact-check-russia-ukraine-gunfight-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a video that purportedly showed Russian and Ukrainian soldiers fighting each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image\u00a0shared on Facebook claims there is \u201cnot one raw footage video\u201d of the conflict in Ukraine despite millions of cellphones in the country.Verdict: False Numerous videos of the ongoing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1382267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1382267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1382267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1382267\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1382267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1382267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1382267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}