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Images of children being evacuated from Donbass to safety in Russia, were spun as fleeing the 'invasion' of Kiev

We need to ask why we're being lied to

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been the number 1 topic of discussion in the news over the final week. We have been flooded with images and videos of what'due south allegedly happening in Ukraine.

As the days go on, though, we have learned that virtually of the footage that has been going viral isn't actually from the current Russian federation invasion. Many of the photos and videos that y'all're seeing are from years ago and actually have zero to practise with what's happening today in Ukraine. That's not to say that there is nada happening in Ukraine — we know there is war and a Russian invasion — but the fact that we are beingness lied to on a big scale past mainstream media should raise some serious questions.

Many Ukraine Photos and Videos Are From Footage That Was Gathered Years Agone

In that location are a few viral pictures and videos that have people seriously questioning the narrative. Perhaps the most pop 1 is the viral video of a Ukrainian father bidding his daughter and married woman cheerio every bit they become on a bus to seemingly make their mode to prophylactic. The whole internet blew upwardly at the footage, responding with charged emotion.

Unfortunately, it seems as though this footage is untruthfully shared. Several sites take said that this viral clip was actually filmed prior to Russia invading Ukraine in February; it was instead filmed when people were evacuating from Donbass. This immature girl was actually being sent to Russia to seek refuge.

There was another clip of a fighter airplane pilot that was supposedly blowing upwards a Russian aircraft over the capital letter of Ukraine. The claim was that this jet shot downwards a Su-35 Russian fighter aircraft to protect their home territory of Kyiv.

Well, information technology turns out that this video was from a video game. A video game, people.

Yet another movie that went viral was on the cover of The Lord's day. It featured an older adult female with a bloody face and a bandage effectually her head. The headline read "Her blood on his easily," and the words were placed strategically below a modest moving-picture show of President Vladimir Putin. This encompass was released on February 25. People immediately started responding with links and photos proving that this verbal picture was really taken in 2018 when the woman survived a gas explosion.

Then in that location were all the photos beingness shared of Ukrainian President Zelensky, who allegedly decided to stay in his home country and fight on the front lines to protect his people. The pictures look intense to say the least, and the message being circulated was that this president was a standup guy who refused to get out Ukraine. This was shared on February 24.

Well, it turns out that these exact photos were taken on Dec 6, 2021, when President Zelensky was coming together with service members in eastern Ukraine.

There are besides some photos being circulated of a parade of Russian aircrafts supposedly flying over a building in Kyiv, ready to attack the civilians of Ukraine.

Y'all guessed it — simulated news. This photo was actually from May of 2020.

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The "Russian jets over Kiev" turned out to be avisual of Ariel Parade Rehearsal on four May 2020 in which flights are flying over Tushino city of Russia.

Nosotros should all be wondering what the hell is actually going on hither. What'southward the angle? Why is this propaganda beingness circulated, and what's the end game of showing us these falsified images? Of grade, anyone who dares to question what we are existence given past the news is automatically called a Russian sympathizer, or better yet a Russian bot.

Simply the truth is, nosotros need to think critically about the images and videos that are beingness fed to us by mainstream media. Of course we tin can care near the innocent Ukrainians who are being devastatingly afflicted by this war, and of course nosotros tin can be compassionate on their behalf. But we as well need to guard our minds at the aforementioned fourth dimension and make sure we are asking the correct questions. Why is the media lying to us notwithstanding once again? What is their play here?