Fake Euronews videos circulating on X and Telegram have gone viral, spreading false claims about Ukrainian refugees and athletes during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
For instance, one video, shared on X with more than 114,000 views, falsely claims that Ukrainian refugees robbed a Euronews crew at the Olympics.
Another incorrectly claims that a Ukrainian interpreter escaped and fled the Ukrainian delegation, becoming the "52nd" person to do so.
Some mix genuine Olympic events with fabricated allegations. For example, one video reports that Ukrainian fans committed vandalism in Milan after Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified over his plan to wear a helmet featuring images of athletes killed during Russia's war in Ukraine.
Although Heraskevych was indeed disqualified, there have been no credible reports of Ukrainians vandalising cultural heritage sites in Milan during the Games.
The clips use Euronews graphics alongside stock images of the Olympic Games and include music or manipulated voiceovers.
The Cube, Euronews' fact-checking team, found various examples of the videos shared on Telegram and X with thousands of views. Not a single one was produced by our newsroom.
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