How a fake story about Russia capturing British officers circulated in 13 countries

19/08/2025 12:24 France 24

Several pro-Russian websites have reported that two British army officers were captured by Russian special forces during a raid into Ukraine. It turns out, however, that the story is false and the photos meant to show the captured soldiers were generated by artificial intelligence. But that hasn’t stopped this fake news item from being spread in at least 13 countries. 

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