Propagandists are spreading an image on pro-Russian anonymous Telegram channels, allegedly taken in Miami (USA). It shows graffiti with a flyswatter in the colors of the American flag, which crushes the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi in the form of a fly. The author of the graffiti is allegedly the American artist Antigirl, as Al Jazeera allegedly wrote about. However, this is a fake.

There is no evidence that this graffiti actually exists in Miami. There is no information about it on the artist's official social media profiles, her official website, or Al Jazeera's website. In such cases, fakers often create images using graphic editors, adding political symbols to provoke.

The image of a “flyswatter” with an American flag and Zelenskyi’s “fly” is a derogatory metaphor that simplifies the complex context of the war in Ukraine and international support. It devalues the struggle of the Ukrainian people. Such fakes are spread to stimulate anti-Ukrainian sentiment among the American audience. Another goal of such fakes is to raise doubts among Ukrainians about international support and undermine their faith in the future.

Information is being spread on social media that Ukraine plans to reduce spending on prosthetics and rehabilitation of military personnel starting in 2025. This is attributed to the Minister of Health of Ukraine, Viktor Liashko, along with a fabricated quote about the state's lack of responsibility towards the military. However, in reality, this is a fake.

This is reported by StopFake. The project's specialists found out that there are no similar statements by Liashko in official sources or in the media. Moreover, for 2024 and 2025, the state not only did not reduce, but also increased funding for the relevant programs.

According to the budget, in 2024, UAH 4.3 billion was allocated for primary prosthetics and rehabilitation equipment, which is 40% more than last year. In 2025, this amount will increase to UAH 4.6 billion. UAH 1.1 billion is also provided for high-tech prosthetics. UAH 5.7 billion was allocated for rehabilitation services in the budget, and they remain free of charge for military and civilians.

Russian propagandists spread such fakes to create distrust in Ukrainian society towards the state and its social programs. Such disinformation is aimed at discrediting the Ukrainian authorities, accusing them of alleged indifference to the injured servicemen, creating panic and disappointment among the servicemen and their families. This fake is also used to divert attention from the real problems of the Russian side.

On social networks and pro-Russian websites, propagandists are actively spreading information that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has allegedly recognized the ban on the “St. George ribbon” in Ukraine as a violation of freedom of expression. However, this is a manipulation designed to discredit Ukraine and fuel Russian narratives.

This was written by experts from the StopFake project. They found out that in fact, in the case of Borzykh against Ukraine, the ECHR ruled that the ban on the use of the “St. George ribbon” was justified and did not contradict Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The decision emphasizes that the ribbon acquired a symbolic meaning associated with the aggressor in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The ban was partial, allowing its use in awards until 1991. The claimant, Yurii Borzykh, a former military man, claimed that he wanted to wear the ribbon on May 9. He could not prove that the ban significantly affected his life or caused psychological suffering. The ECHR recognized Ukraine’s actions as falling within the state’s discretion, aimed at protecting national security during the war.

Therefore, the claim that the ECHR recognized the ban on the “St. George ribbon” as a violation of freedom of expression is untrue. This is an attempt by Russian propaganda to create a disinformation effect and discredit Ukraine's measures to counter symbols associated with hostile aggression.

Propaganda Telegram channels are actively spreading information that in Odesa, employees of the Territorial recruitment and social support center allegedly handed out draft notices in the guise of Santa Claus. However, this is not true.

This is reported by the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council. Its experts found out that in fact this video has no relation to the work of territorial procurement centers. The recording shows volunteers who organized a charity event for children to congratulate them on the holidays and collect gifts for children from the Kherson region, which suffered from the war.

Such fakes are used to undermine trust in the territorial recruitment and social support centers, create a negative impression of the mobilization, and spread panic among the population. Propagandists often use such manipulative techniques to distort real events and discredit the Ukrainian authorities.

Russian propagandists are spreading a video on anonymous Telegram channels and media outlets in which journalists from the Good Day Sacramento American show  allegedly mock the combat losses of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. However, it is a fake.

This is reported by the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security and Ukrinform. It was Ukrinform experts who found out that the original video is dated December 2019. This is confirmed by the New Year decorations in the studio, identical to those that were in the show then. Modern episodes of the show use completely different decorations. In addition, the fake video does not have the large mask of the Grinch character, which was in the real show. The show itself has a purely entertainment format, where the hosts joke and cover local events, and do not discuss political or military topics.

Such actions once again demonstrate Russia's methods of information warfare, which include distorting reality to achieve propaganda goals. This fake news is aimed at spreading false messages about the Armed Forces of Ukraine, lowering the morale of the Ukrainian military, and demoralizing society.