As the news says Ukraine has reclaimed some of its territories from the Russian invasion, a video clip depicting a large group of people in a bar going crazy after watching a big screen. A Facebook user claimed the video is of Ukrainians cheering after their country’s military has reclaimed many parts of their territory from the Russian invasion. After running a Google Reverse Image Search, however, it proves the claim over the video is false.
Social Media Claim
A video clip depicting a large group of people gathering in a bar and crying out after they watched a map of territory reclaim on a big screen was uploaded on Facebook. The video clip came with a claim saying they were Ukrainians cheering after their country’s counterattack had reclaimed many parts of territories from the Russian invasion.
The video has been widely shared on social media last week along with a lot of comments and reactions from social media users.
Please watch the video with the claim saying “Ukrainians loudly cheer after their country has reclaimed its territory.”
The video clip had been shared by other social media users. Please watch it here, here.
The same video and claim had been shared on another platform of social media networks. Please watch the video uploaded on Twitter below.
Fact Check
Fact Crescendo Cambodia began fact-checking by running a Google Reverse Image Search which led us to find out the truth below.
The video depicting a large group of people cheering in a bar was found on a YouTube channel named Heart News West County dating back to June 17, 2016.
The channel caption said fans in a bar in Ashton Gate stadium went crazy after the English striker Daniel Sturridge scored a goal to send England to the next round following beating Wales in Euro 2016.
Below is another scene of the fans cheering in a bar at the Ashton Gate after England defeated Wales to progress to the next round of the Euro 2016.
The video is available on Facebook too. Please watch it below.
It was reported by the U.S. broadcasting television CBS. Please read it below.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo Cambodia found out the claim over the video mentioned above is false. The video is not of Ukrainians cheering after their country has reclaimed territories from the Russian invasion. The original video depicts a large group of fans cheering in a bar at Ashton Gate stadium after a late winning goal scored by Daniel Sturridge to beat Wales in Eu0 2016 and send England to the next round of the tournament.
Title:An Old Video of Football Fans Cheering Falsely Claimed as Ukraine’s War Victory
Fact Check By: Jay UdomResult: False
