Satire: A Screenshot From an Ukrainian Twitter Account Threatening Russia
The Claim
A viral screenshot of a tweet from an official Ukrainian government account threatening Russia.
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Social media users have circulated a screenshot purporting an official Ukrainian Twitter account has issued a tweet threatening Russia reading: “Invade us if you are gay.”
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar has investigated the claim and found it to be satirical. Our team looked up the user name shown on the screenshot and found it belongs to another different account. We did not find a similar Twitter account with the profile picture used in the screenshot.
Our team also looked up the keywords in the Tweet and did not find any similar tweet.
There are many differences between the original Twitter account and the one appearing on the screenshot. It is a sign that there is limited knowledge of photo editing, which affects the size of the verification badge and its color, as shown in the following image.
Description: There are many differences between the original Twitter account and the one appearing on the screenshot.
The fabricated screenshot is satirical. It was used in the creation of many memes circulating on social media.
Our team has already debunked many pictures and videos that claimed to be related to the Ukrainian crisis. We also worked on a blog on how critical thinking can help identify altered images.
