Fake video claims Ukrainians arrested at Qatar World Cup

A faux video with false Al Jazeera branding has claimed that Ukrainians have been arrested in Qatar throughout the World Cup for performing Nazi salutes.

The video contains the official graphics of the Doha-based information organisation, however there isn’t any hint of Al Jazeera producing or publishing the story.

No such arrests of “Ukrainian supporters” have been reported.

The video was extensively shared on pro-Russian Telegram channels and on the Chinese language social media platform Weibo. Russia’s embassy in the UK and pro-Kremlin tv presenter Vladimir Solovyov have additionally claimed that Ukrainian “neo-Nazis” have been detained in Qatar.

However an analysis of the video reveals that the report makes use of outdated photographs — taken months earlier than the World Cup — and a few manipulated photos.

Al Jazeera has additionally launched an announcement confirming that the video is “fully faux”.

“A video on social media attributed to Al Jazeera has been circulating, referring to the arrest of Ukrainian followers throughout the FIFA World Cup,” the organisation said on Twitter.

“The video in query is totally faux and Al Jazeera has by no means revealed any information associated to this story.”

The viral clip appears to be an instance of “imposter content material” that impersonates a respectable information organisation to unfold false claims.

One other faux video lately circulating on-line claimed to point out a Euronews report a few Russian artwork public sale amid the Ukraine conflict. The video has not been produced or revealed by Euronews and no such public sale is because of happen.