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

We demand to ask why we're existence lied to

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has been the number one topic of discussion in the news over the last 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 most of the footage that has been going viral isn't really from the current Russia invasion. Many of the photos and videos that you're seeing are from years agone and actually have naught to do with what'south happening today in Ukraine. That's not to say that there is aught happening in Ukraine — we know in that location is war and a Russian invasion — but the fact that we are beingness lied to on a large calibration by mainstream media should raise some serious questions.

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

There are a few viral pictures and videos that have people seriously questioning the narrative. Maybe the most popular one is the viral video of a Ukrainian begetter bidding his daughter and wife goodbye as they become on a bus to seemingly make their way to prophylactic. The whole internet blew up at the footage, responding with charged emotion.

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

There was another prune of a fighter pilot that was supposedly blowing up a Russian shipping over the capital of Ukraine. The claim was that this jet shot down a Su-35 Russian fighter aircraft to protect their dwelling house territory of Kyiv.

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

Yet some other picture show that went viral was on the cover of The Sun. It featured an older woman with a bloody face and a bandage effectually her head. The headline read "Her blood on his hands," and the words were placed strategically beneath a modest picture of President Vladimir Putin. This comprehend was released on Feb 25. People immediately started responding with links and photos proving that this exact picture was really taken in 2018 when the woman survived a gas explosion.

And so there were all the photos being shared of Ukrainian President Zelensky, who allegedly decided to stay in his home country and fight on the front end 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 leave Ukraine. This was shared on February 24.

Well, information technology turns out that these verbal photos were taken on Dec six, 2021, when President Zelensky was meeting with service members in eastern Ukraine.

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

You guessed it — faux news. This photo was really from May of 2020.

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The "Russian jets over Kiev" turned out to be avisual of Ariel Parade Rehearsal on 4 May 2020 in which flights are flight over Tushino urban center of Russia.

We should all be wondering what the hell is actually going on here. What'due south the angle? Why is this propaganda existence circulated, and what'south the end game of showing us these falsified images? Of course, anyone who dares to question what nosotros are being given past the news is automatically chosen a Russian sympathizer, or improve yet a Russian bot.

But the truth is, nosotros need to call up critically about the images and videos that are being fed to us by mainstream media. Of course we tin intendance about the innocent Ukrainians who are being devastatingly afflicted by this state of war, and of course nosotros can exist compassionate on their behalf. But we as well need to baby-sit our minds at the same time and make certain we are asking the correct questions. Why is the media lying to us notwithstanding once more? What is their play here?