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In February 2022, after Russia launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine, rumors started circulating about a Ukrainian fighter pilot dubbed the Ghost of Kyiv who had supposedly shot down multiple Russian fighter jets. As these rumors circulated, so did a miscaptioned video supposedly showing the Ghost of Kyiv in action: This is not a genuine video of the Ghost of Kyiv. This video was created with Digital Combat Simulator, a simulation game that was first released in 2008. The video was originally posted to YouTube by Comrade_Corb. The original caption identified this clip as a simulation and noted that it was created as an homage to the Ghost of Kyiv. Here's the original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBBJ_JzV8u4When this video was posted to other social media sites, it was miscaptioned as genuine footage of the Ghost of Kyiv. While this video does not feature genuine footage, the general of the Ukrainian armed forces claimed that they had truly downed several Russian aircraft. CNN reported:
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