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Russian outlets falsely claim Bucha massacre was a hoax

Headline from WCNC, on the newest of 3 developments

State-backed TV said some images were faked while saying Ukraine was behind the horrors seen in others.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Fact Check: Russia claims massacre in Bucha "staged" by Ukraine

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Zelensky touts "conclusive evidence" that Russia committed Bucha massacre

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  3. Newest

    Russian outlets falsely claim Bucha massacre was a hoax

    Headline from WCNC ·

Reports & sources

52 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Fact Check: Russia claims massacre in Bucha "staged" by Ukraine (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    As Western nations discuss punishing new sanctions on Russia after shocking videos from Bucha, near Kyiv, emerge, Moscow dismisses the footage as "fake."

  2. CBS News

    Russia claims Bucha civilian massacre faked as a "provocation" as outrage builds over Ukraine war atrocities (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Moscow calls the latest reports of mass civilian killings near Kyiv a faked "provocation," as the U.S. says it's helping gather evidence of war crimes by Putin's troops.

  3. Insider

    Russia claims it did not massacre civilians in Ukraine, citing conspiracy theories that evidence was manipulated or filmed with crisis actors (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Russia is following a familiar playbook, promoting conspiracy theories and disinformation in denying its behind atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine.

  4. Fox News

    Satellite imagery shows bodies laid in Bucha streets for weeks, contradicting Russian claims (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    High-resolution satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies collected over Bucha, Ukraine, corroborates recent social media videos and photos that show bodies lying out in the streets for weeks.

  5. CNN

    Bodies tied up, shot and left to rot in Bucha hint at gruesome reality of Russia's occupation in Ukraine (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Russian column of tanks and armored personnel carriers sped along a residential street in Bucha, a tree-lined suburb of the capital Kyiv. That was February 27th.

  6. France 24

    Satellite images show bodies in Bucha for weeks, rebutting Moscow claim (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Satellite photographs released on Monday appear to rebut Russian assertions that dead bodies in civilian clothing found in Bucha had appeared there after Russian forces retreated from the devastated…

  7. The Guardian

    Satellite images of corpses in Bucha prove Russian claims wrong (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Analysis of the images date massacre to before Russian forces evacuated the Ukrainian city

  8. Hot Air

    Satellite images: Bodies were lying in the streets of Bucha for weeks, long before the Ukrainian army entered (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Most of us following news of the war can surmise well enough from the circumstances and many eyewitness accounts which side is responsible for the atrocities in Bucha. But every population will have i...

  9. Newsweek

    Zelensky touts "conclusive evidence" that Russia committed Bucha massacre (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "There are satellite images. We can conduct a full and transparent investigation," the Ukrainian president said in an address to the United Nations Security Council.

  10. Boston

    Satellite images show bodies lay in Bucha for weeks, despite Russian claims (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    A review of pictures and videos shows many of the people were killed while Russia's military controlled the town.

  11. Insider

    New York Times' analysis of satellite images pokes holes in Russia's denials about civilian bodies found in Bucha (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Gruesome images and videos of dead bodies lying in the streets of Bucha emerged on social media over the weekend, prompting international outcry.

  12. France 24

    Truth or Fake - Debunking Russian claims that Bucha killings are staged (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Russia is accused of committing atrocities against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv, where dozens of corpses were found following the Russian troop withdrawal. After images of some o…

  13. Insider

    A detailed timeline undermining Russia's claim that the massacre in Bucha was a Ukrainian hoax (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Russia says its forces couldn't have committed atrocities in Bucha, but an analysis of the evidence shows why that's false.

  14. CBS News

    CBS News finds evidence of atrocities near Ukraine's capital as Russia is accused of war crimes (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Russia claims images of a massacre in the town of Bucha are "fake." But a CBS News team went and saw firsthand strong evidence of war crimes.

  15. The Times of Israel

    Russian media campaign dismisses Bucha deaths as fakes (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Spreading false reports to sow confusion and undermine its adversaries are tactics that Moscow has used for years and refined with the advent of social media

  16. WCNC

    Russian outlets falsely claim Bucha massacre was a hoax (opens WCNC)

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    WCNC's feed description

    State-backed TV said some images were faked while saying Ukraine was behind the horrors seen in others.

  17. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Russian Media Campaign Falsely Claims Images of Bucha Deaths are Fakes (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    As gruesome videos of bodies and more evidence emerge of killings from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing it all as an elaborate hoax.

  18. Omaha World-Herald

    Russian media campaign falsely claims Bucha deaths are fakes (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax — a narrative that

  19. NBC 6 South Florida

    Russian Media Campaign Dismisses Bucha, Ukraine, Deaths as Fakes (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    As gruesome videos of bodies and more evidence emerge of killings from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing it all as an elaborate hoax.

  20. Deutsche Welle

    The horrors of Bucha | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The images of dead bodies lying in the streets of Bucha have shocked the world. Survivors of the Russian occupation tell DW what they had to go through in the last few weeks. @DW

  21. Insider

  22. Portland Press Herald

    Russian media campaign falsely claims Bucha atrocities are fakes (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax.

  23. CNN

    As the world reacts in horror to Bucha, China's state media strikes a different tone (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Shocking images showing the bodies of civilians scattered across the streets of Bucha, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, have sparked global horror in recent days and raised the urgency of ongoing investigations into alleged Russian war crimes.

  24. Tucson

    Russian media falsely claim Bucha deaths are fakes (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    WASHINGTON — As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax — a narrative that journalists

  25. PBS NewsHour

    Amid horror in Bucha, Russia relies on propaganda and disinformation (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax.

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