An edited screenshot of what is allegedly a post by Ivanka Trump on X (Twitter) is being actively circulated on social media. In it, she supposedly describes a “Ukrainian Halloween”, claiming that TCC employees dressed as ghosts knock on doors, demand a $500 bribe, or take men to the front. The “post” is accompanied by a (supposedly humorous) video showing a detention.

Analysts from the VoxCheck project drew attention to this manipulation.

This is a classic manipulation.

The original post was published not on Ivanka Trump’s official account (@IvankaTrump), but on a fan page whose description clearly states: “This is a fan account, not affiliated with Ivanka Trump”.

Propagandists deliberately cropped the screenshot to hide this disclaimer and present the fake as authentic.

There is no such post on Ivanka Trump’s official account (11+ million followers, verified), and there never has been one. She does not comment on mobilization issues in Ukraine.

The video itself is staged and was filmed in occupied Donetsk.

Reverse image searches in Yandex and an analysis of the metadata show that the man in the video is Mykola Huseinov, an actor from the so-called “Donetsk Republican Youth Theater” (on occupied territory). This is a typical Russian staged production, created for propaganda outlets.

The purpose of such disinformation drops is to create an atmosphere of fear, chaos, and injustice around the TCC, so that men avoid mobilization, go into hiding, or even flee abroad. Fakes about “manhunts”, bribes, or a “TCC Halloween” are meant to demoralize society, fuel anti-government sentiment, and complicate recruitment into the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian information-psychological operations (IPSO) farms have launched a series of TikTok videos in which AI-generated “Ukrainian soldiers” claim that Kupiansk is fully encircled and that there is a critical shortage of ammunition.

The Center for Countering Disinformation under Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council has refuted this information, stressing that it is a deepfake. “These videos are fake and were created using AI. The use of generative technologies is easy to detect due to unnatural facial expressions and a stereotyped voice. Another characteristic sign is that the fake ‘soldiers’ mispronounce the name Kupiansk, placing the stress on ‘ya’ instead of the correct ‘u’,” the fact-checkers said.

“As of now, there have been a number of counterattacks in the northern part of the city, and the Russians have been pushed back, but the situation remains unstable. Fighting is ongoing in the city and is changing dynamically. Although it has been possible to repel the Russians, the situation in the city is still difficult,” said Viktor Trehubov, Head of the Communications Department of the Joint Forces Grouping, during a TV broadcast.