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It’s why I’m such a huge fan of folks like @newslit.org and others in the media literacy space.

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You’re making a really good point - most misinfo we see isn’t complex and wouldn’t take a lot to check. In this case, it’s just watching the footage. But because it’s emotive and the shock factor involved, folks tend to share without taking that step back.

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It’s the second fake transcript to appear on Bluesky over the past 12 hours. Here’s a screenshot of a post that now has over 30k likes: bsky.app/profile/sean...

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❌ Fake transcript number two that has surfaced after a clash between Zelensky and Vance/Trump in the White House. Trump did say that Zelensky should be grateful and Vance questioned whether Zelensky had said thank you during their meeting - but this back-and-forth is fake.

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Regardless of anyone’s views - it’s incredibly important for them to grounded in truth.

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Hey there, This transcript is fake. Trump did say, "You don't have the cards right now," but the back and forth is fabricated. You can see the exchange in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXIJ...

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Trump, Zelenskyy, Vance Face Off In Oval Office Shouting Match—Here’s Everything They Said

Hey, it's fake! Trump did tell Zelensky "You don't have the cards right now," but this back and forth transcript is inaccurate. Forbes published the full transcript: www.forbes.com/sites/mollyb...

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A meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump devolved into a shouting match Friday.

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Hey, it's fake! Trump did say "You don't have the cards right now," but this back and forth is inaccurate. You can check out the exchange here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXIJ...

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This is a fake transcript. While Trump did say "You don't have the cards right now," this back and forth is inaccurate. You can check out the exchange here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXIJ...

Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy argue in Oval Office over Ukraine-Russia war

YouTube video by ABC News

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This is a fake transcript. While Trump did say "You don't have the cards right now," this back and forth is inaccurate. You can check out the exchange here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXIJ...

Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy argue in Oval Office over Ukraine-Russia war

YouTube video by ABC News

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This transcript uses some authentic phrases between fabricated responses. Trump did say, "You don't have the cards right now." But the back and forth is fabricated. You can see the exchange in full here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXIJ...

Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy argue in Oval Office over Ukraine-Russia war

YouTube video by ABC News

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Seana Davis @seanadavis.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

🧵We've just seen an extraordinary clash between Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance in the White House. But after significant events we tend to see misinfo. I'll be keeping track. First up, here's a fake transcript of the interaction that's surfaced on Bluesky with over 5k likes.

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❌Same tactics, different day. This fake cover has surfaced on social media. It depicts a cover of the Spanish magazine El Jueves with Putin and Trump in conversation and Zelenskiy outside. One iteration has over 900 likes on X and is circulating ahead of US-Russia talks in Saudi Arabia.

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Olga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

A video claiming that USAID has paid Hollywood stars millions of dollars to visit Ukraine has gone viral. But the clip is not real and has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation that BBC Verify has investigated. @shayan86.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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False video claims celebrities were 'paid' by USAID to visit Ukraine

The video claiming that USAID paid Hollywood celebrities millions of dollars to visit Ukraine is not real and has hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation that the BBC has previously investigat...

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Sheera Frenkel @sheeraf.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The Trump admin has ordered the FBI to shutter the team which fights foreign election interference. IE- the team who helped uncover the Russian hackers who interfered with the 2016 elections. There is a collective freak out happening among cybersecuirty teams about this. electionlawblog.org?p=148505

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"Trump's Justice Department shutters specialized FBI team combatting foreign election interference threats" #ELB

CNN: The FBI is preparing to disband a team of specialists charged with combatting foreign threats to US elections, a source familiar tells CNN. The shuttering of the FBI Foreign Influence Task Force ...

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antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов @antibot4navalny.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

🧵 Dismantling of USAID was happily exploited by pro-Russian disinfo network (Matryoshka). With at least 11 fake videos impersonating world's respected media, posted Feb 3-5 on 𝕏. One of those videos got retweeted by Elon Musk and DonaldJTrump Jr to a record-setting 13M views.

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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Donald Trump Jr has also shared this fake E! News video about USAID, which is the work of a well-known Russian influence operation that creates fake videos of major news outlets to disparage Ukraine. This fake video now has more than 8 million views on X.

Screenshot of Donald Trump Jr sharing a fake video about USAID which was created by a Russian influence operation

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Olga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

This viral video claiming USAID has paid celebrities to visit Ukraine is nowhere to be found on E!News. And it is v similar in style to a Russian operation we’ve investigated that impersonates media outlets and often pushes anti-Ukraine narratives www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Vast majority I’ve seen have a certain number (in hundreds) of RTs, likes and limited comments. I think this is the first time I’ve seen such huge genuine engagement.

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joe bodnar @joeabodnar.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I think this is the first I’ve seen such huge genuine engagement with - what do you think?

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Four more

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joe bodnar @joeabodnar.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Here's four

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Correct Raymond - hours after it was published.

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Over 7 hours after it was published - it now has a community note. (and now over 800.000 views for this clip alone)

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I think so too - definitely the most views I've ever seen - those two combined have over 2 million

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Another iteration of the video has over 1.5 million views - by far the most of any such of these I've seen. @eliothiggins.bsky.social at @bellingcat.com has also been keeping an eye on these imposter clips.

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Ben Stiller, one of the actors mentioned in the video, responded to the clip by saying it is "totally untrue." x.com/BenStiller/s...

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Last year, we worked with @olgar.bsky.social and @shayan86.bsky.social tracking hundreds of these imposter videos. The FBI released a warning over two of the videos ahead of the U.S. election. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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