Thursday, March 03, 2022

Not All War Footage is Real



We have been warned over and over not to believe everything we see, especially when news is dominated by footage from social media, which is the case in the war in Ukraine. See if you can spot the clue that this video shown on an Israeli TV news broadcast might not be real. Yes, that's a TIE fighter, wrecked on the side of the road. If you look closely, you'll see a couple of stormtrooper standing by. The TV station has owned up to the error. Google translation:

The dis-information surrounding the war also produces embarrassing moments and near-comic errors: Sink from the movie "Star Wars" entered News 13 news from Ukraine. The video was broadcast in the main edition and in the channel's current affairs programs.
The footage was from a 2014 viral video. This example appears to be trolling, but we don't know if it's just for fun, or meant to be a warning about deliberate disinformation. The lesson is, don't pass along something unless you've checked it out thoroughly, and that goes double if you're a news broadcaster. (via Fark)


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