{"id":1469003,"date":"2022-05-09T14:44:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1469003"},"modified":"2022-05-09T14:44:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:44:54","slug":"fact-check-no-bbc-news-did-not-publish-this-video-claiming-poland-is-preparing-to-invade-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-bbc-news-did-not-publish-this-video-claiming-poland-is-preparing-to-invade-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, BBC News Did Not Publish This Video Claiming Poland Is Preparing To Invade 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\">34<\/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-no-bbc-news-did-not-publish-this-video-claiming-poland-is-preparing-to-invade-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=1469003&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>A <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/UFscx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> shared on Twitter purportedly shows a BBC News report about the Polish military preparing for an invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">A m\u00e9diter \u2026 l\u2019id\u00e9e polonaise (?) de venir \u00e0 l\u2019aide de l\u2019Ukraine pour en d\u00e9fendre la moiti\u00e9 nord ouest, avec son arm\u00e9e d\u2019active sans \u00e9tiquette Otan,<br \/>Mais avec soutien des USA<\/p>\n<p>\u00c9videment les ukrainiens ne doivent pas imaginer leur d\u00e9membrement \u00e0 venir et la convoitise des polonais <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RtJCrhYZXf\">pic.twitter.com\/RtJCrhYZXf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bertrand SCHOLLER (@55Bellechasse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/55Bellechasse\/status\/1522006409264746496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>Verdict: False<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is no record of BBC News publishing such a video. A BBC News spokesperson said the report did not originate with the news outlet.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Fact Check:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki recently accused Russia of committing \u201cgenocide\u201d in Ukraine and labeled Russian President Vladimir Putin a \u201cwar criminal,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2022\/05\/05\/exclusive-poland-s-pm-on-ukraine-war-imperial-russia-and-short-sighted-eu-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Euronews<\/a>. Now, an alleged report from BBC News claims the Polish military is preparing to send troops to Ukraine to fight the Russians.<\/p>\n<p>A video shared on Twitter shows what appears to be a report from the new outlet that claims the \u201cPolish commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces ordered the army to prepare for an invasion of Ukraine.\u201d It goes on to report that this invasion was being done under the \u201cpretext\u201d of protecting the Ukrainians from Russia. The BBC News logo is displayed prominently throughout the video.<\/p>\n<p>BBC News did not, however, produce the video or report that Poland was set to invade Ukraine. Neither the exact video nor its text can be found on the BBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/search?q=%22Jaros%C5%82aw+Mika%22&#038;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a> or on any <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=(Jaros%C5%82aw%20OR%20Mika)%20(from%3ABBCNews%20OR%20from%3ABBCWorld%20OR%20from%3ABBCBreaking)&#038;src=typed_query&#038;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcnews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100064620046507\/search\/?q=%22Jaros%C5%82aw%20Mika%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posts<\/a> from the outlet. Likewise, there are no credible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=poland+readiness+level&#038;sxsrf=ALiCzsbuUO_5l0g_9V-DPzOhiw7j2j3viA:1652065160976&#038;source=lnms&#038;tbm=nws&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiLhsOottH3AhXNmIkEHSMHDtcQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&#038;biw=960&#038;bih=972&#038;dpr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news reports<\/a> suggesting Poland is preparing to invade Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a genuine BBC news report, it is a fake,\u201d said BBC World Service Head of Communications Philly Spurr in an email to Check Your Fact.<\/p>\n<p>Poland did raise the combat readiness level of its army in late February, according to Polish-based news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onet.pl\/informacje\/onetwiadomosci\/wojna-rosja-ukraina-polskie-wojsko-podnosi-gotowosc-bojowa\/7tx0fed,79cfc278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Onet<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/05\/06\/fact-check-nato-forces-missile-attack-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did NATO Attack Russian Soldiers Heading Toward The Ukrainian Border?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time a fake BBC video report regarding the Ukrainian conflict has appeared on social media. Check Your Fact recently <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/04\/13\/fact-check-bbc-news-report-kramatorsk-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">debunked<\/a> a claim that suggested the outlet reported that Ukraine was behind the Kramatorsk train station attack in April 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video shared on Twitter purportedly shows a BBC News report about the Polish military preparing for an invasion of Ukraine. 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