image Share with X It purports to show Ukrainian troops pretending to be in front of the Kursk.
Alas, all is lost! … Orcs, surrender! … Ukrops is entering Kursk!
…wait a second…that’s not the Russian “У”…that’s a “Y”…
🤡🐷🤡 pic.twitter.com/CFIL7XDOyJ
— Ignorance is the root of all evil (@ivan_8848) August 19, 2024
Verdict: False
This image was generated by artificial intelligence.
Fact check:
Ukraine began its invasion of Russia's Kursk Oblast in early August and has continued to advance into Russian territory, the statement said. ReutersThe media reported that this is a morale boost for Ukrainians as territory in eastern Ukraine continues to be lost to Russian aggression.
Social media users claim the image shows Ukrainian troops pretending to enter Kursk, with one user writing: “Oh my goodness, all is lost!… Orcs, surrender!!… Ukrainian troops are entering Kursk!!!… Wait a minute… That's not the Russian letter 'У'… That's a 'Y'…”
This claim is false. The image was generated by artificial intelligence. There is evidence that the man holding the flag has six fingers, as well as other evidence that contradicts the flag's emblem. (Related: No, the Patriot launcher video is not from Ukraine)
Check Your Fact also ran the image through Hive Moderation, a tool that detects content created by artificial intelligence. The tool found that there was a 99% chance that the image was created by artificial intelligence. The engine that created the image appears to be Stable Diffusion.
Screenshot/Hive Moderation
Social media users using images created by artificial intelligence is not new: Check Your Fact, for example, recently debunked an image that claimed Pope Francis was wearing a rainbow scarf.
