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  • 2022-09-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Does This Video Show A Russian Military Base Under Attack? (en)
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  • A video shared on Facebook claims to show a Russian military base under a surprise attack by a drone. Verdict: False The video is not authentic footage of a Russian base under attack. It is from ARMA 3, a military-style video game. Fact Check: Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kharkiv caused the Russian military to withdraw and retreat from the oblast, according to The New York Times . Russia has retaliated by striking Ukrainian infrastructure, which caused widespread power outages, The Associated Press reported. The Facebook video, viewed more than 22,000 times, claims to show drone strikes on a Russian military base. The video’s caption reads, Another Russian Military Base Were Taken By Surprise. The video does not show actual footage of a Russian base being targeted. The footage actually shows gameplay from ARMA 3 , a simulation-based video game published by Bohemia Interactive . The video first appeared on YouTube Sept. 8 with the title, Another Russian Military Base Were Taken By Surprise – Arma 3. The video’s description states that it was an Arma 3 Gameplay video and that it IS ONLY SIMULATION, NOT REAL LIFE! The Facebook post does not include the disclaimer featured in the YouTube posting. The user, Tank F-14 , has also posted other ARMA 3 videos based on the conflict in Ukraine. (RELATED: Does This Video Show Ukrainian Forces Destroying Eight Russian Tanks?) This is not the first time clips from Arma 3 have been misidentified as real war footage. Check Your Fact previously debunked a video in August claiming to show a Ukrainian drone strike against Russian ships. (en)
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