Update (21 APRIL 2022):
Another video with similar visuals is also being shared on social media as related to the war of Ukraine vs Russia. However, the video was found to be originally published by ‘SONGamingStudio‘ with the title – ‘7 Su-34 Fighter Jets Shot Down By Air Defense System | Military Simulation ARMA 3 B7‘. So, this video is also related to the ‘ARMA – 3’ game. It does not show a real incident.
Published (23 FEBRUARY 2022):
A lot of videos (video 1, video 2, video 3) are being shared on social media which are being misconstrued as the actual visuals of the fight between the forces of Russia and Ukraine. The videos are being shared in the context of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. Let’s fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Visuals of a fight between the forces of Russia and Ukraine.
Fact: The posted videos do not show real-life events. They are picked from a game called – ‘ARMA – 3’. The visuals have nothing to do with the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine. Hence the claim made in the post is FALSE.
While some users have mentioned in the description that the videos show the visuals of a game called – ‘ARMA – 3’, others have just posted the videos saying that they show actual visuals of ‘Russia vs Ukraine’. However, in both cases, many users are believing & misinterpreting the videos to be the actual visuals of the ongoing crisis between Russia and Ukraine. (related comments can be seen in the below picture).
When we searched about the game (‘ARMA – 3’) on the internet, many similar videos were found in the search results. Some of those videos can be seen here, here, and here. So, the posted visuals do not show real-life events.
Also, when similar videos from the ‘ARMA – 3’ game went viral previously with other false claims, FACTLY has debunked them. Those fact-check articles can be read here, here, and here.
To sum it up, multiple gaming videos are being misconstrued as related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis.
