Twitter Blue accounts fuel Ukraine War misinformation - BBC News

False and misleading claims about the war in Ukraine are being widely shared.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsRussia-Ukraine warImage source, ReutersBy Shayan Sardarizadeh BBC VerifyFalse and misleading posts about the Ukraine conflict continue to go viral on major social media platforms, as Russia's invasion of the country extends beyond 500 days.

Some of the most widely shared examples can be found on Twitter, posted by subscribers with a blue tick, who pay for their content to be promoted to other users.

Many misleading posts have been shared online about the recent riots in France, but one viral post last week focused on US military aid to Ukraine.

It featured a screenshot of what appeared to be a headline from a news website, along with an image of two rifles.

"French police are fired upon with American rifles that may have come from Ukraine," reads the headline.

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