Images and Videos Featuring a UFO Model Resurfaced
The Claim
Images and videos show a UFO that was recently spotted in Ukraine.
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Social media users widely have circulated images and videos claiming to show a UFO recently seen carried out on a tow truck in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the claim and found it to be misleading. The scenes are outdated and do not feature an extraterrestrial object recently carried out on a car hauler in Kyiv, Ukraine.
UFO Model From a Promotional Campaign Fuels Conspiracies
Advanced Image Reverse Search revealed that the images and videos are old. The pictures previously surfaced in 2018 with the same claim.
The process also revealed that the image depicts a UFO model used in the promotional campaign for a haulage company based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
News outlets and agencies have reported the “weird” campaign using the UFO model. According to Reuters, the evacuation company based in Kyiv used the UFO flying saucer as an advertisement.
We also examined the circulating video and took a screenshot featuring the company’s name on the tow truck, which means that the video also features the same UFO model used for promotion.
Claims About Unidentified Flying Objects
Numerous claims appeared online following reports about three unidentified flying objects shot down over North America. The flying objects were seen over Alaska, Michigan, and Canada.
These events triggered a wave of misinformation and fake imagery, including CGI shared as UFOs near the moon and others seen in residential areas. Many users linked misleading and fake imagery to extra-terrestrial explanations. Meanwhile, others made links between the “identified flying objects” and natural disasters, including Turkey's earthquake.
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