Five days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, fake or misleading videos and images about the invasion continue to go viral.
Among the things that spread rapidly are old videos being described as current – along with claims that photographs like the one above are old, even when they verifiably come from the current conflict.
The BBC has examined some of the most viral claims.
False claims of the 'crisis actor'
A claim has been circulating online that images and videos of the destruction of a residential building in Chuhuiv, eastern Ukraine, on Thursday are from a 2018 gas explosion in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk. Some also claimed that an image showing a bloodied woman on stage was from 2018 or that she was a “crisis actor” – someone hired to act out scenes from an attack.
These claims – made by a number of pro-Russian and conspiracy-themed accounts – are false.
Although at first glance they may bear a superficial resemblance, images from the 2018 Magnitogorsk gas explosion do not correspond to images from Thursday's fire in Kharkiv.
Early Thursday, Ukraine's State Emergency Service posted on Facebook saying they had been informed of "enemy fire" that resulted in the death of a child and several other injuries. A journalist at the scene posted a video showing the aftermath of the fire, and other sources including photographers at the scene posted images from the same event on social media.
The two photographers who took the photos of this stunt confirmed that the images were taken on February 24th – a fact further confirmed by the metadata from the images showing the same creation date.
The young girl confronting the soldier is not Ukrainian
However, other photos and videos posted in recent days do not show what some people say they are describing.
A blurry video claiming to show a Ukrainian girl confronting a Russian soldier has generated 12 million views on TikTok and nearly a million views on Twitter.
But it actually shows Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi, 11 years old at the time, confronting an Israeli soldier after her older brother was arrested in 2012.
Twitter has labeled the video "out of context," but it continues to rack up views on TikTok.
Molotov cocktail brawl in Kiev
Different versions of a video claiming to show Kiev residents fighting off Russian motorized infantry with Molotov cocktails went viral on multiple platforms over the weekend.
This led many users to believe it showed clashes between Ukrainian citizens and Russian forces, and was shared by two British MPs.
By the video is oldIt was taken during the 2014 Euromaidan protests, which led to the ouster of then-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych.
Video game clip goes viral
A dramatic video that appears to show a Ukrainian pilot shooting down a Russian fighter jet was posted on Twitter by Nexta TV, a Belarusian media outlet that became a main source for videos from anti-government protests in Belarus following the disputed 2020 presidential election.
The clip shows a plane on fire followed by the sound of a huge explosion – and was viewed nearly a million times.
However, it's not real. It's a clip from the video game Arma 3 and has nothing to do with the war in Ukraine.
Did the troops take away the Ukrainian children?
An image showing two children watching a column of Ukrainian forces in battle has generated millions of engagements – likes and shares.
It was tweeted by US Congressman Adam Kinzinger and former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt, among others.
But the image was old – first published in 2016.
It was taken by a volunteer photographer for the Ukrainian defense ministry, who was later fired over allegations that he had staged some of his combat images.
The mayor of Kiev on the front lines
An image of Kiev mayor Vitali Klitschko has gone viral on Instagram claiming to show him on the front lines.
But then again, it's an old photo – first posted by Klitschko on his Instagram account in March 2021, showing it at the Desna training center in the Chernihiv region.
Despite this misleading image, it is true that Klitschko has defended his city alongside Ukrainian troops during this conflict.
Did Zelensky drink tea with Ukrainian forces?
A video purporting to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky giving a morale boost to Ukrainian forces by drinking tea with them on the battlefield garnered nearly 3 million views over the weekend.
The video is real, but it was shot a week ago, before the invasion began. It was made in Shyrokyne, when President Zelensky visited frontline soldiers to show support for his troops.
Meanwhile, a Telegram account in Zelensky's name attracted attention over the weekend, posting messages urging Ukrainian forces to lay down their arms and surrender. But it was fake.
Zelensky has a verified Telegram channel and has addressed the nation throughout the conflict through videos posted on his verified social accounts.