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Fact-check: What really happened in Bucha?

April 7, 2022

Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of a massacre in Bucha but Kremlin-backed media are denouncing it as a hoax. DW checked both claims and found enough evidence to prove the Russian side wrong.

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Bodies on the streets of Bucha, Ukraine

Fact check: Atrocities in Bucha not 'staged'

Fact check: Atrocities in Bucha not 'staged'

The images of civilians killed in Bucha have shocked the world. The Russian government and pro-Russian accounts claim they were staged and that some bodies were moving. Our DW fact check shows those claims are false.
ConflictsApril 5, 2022
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DW team finds Russian Bucha claims to be false

DW team finds Russian Bucha claims to be false

Russia rejects all accusations its troops committed war crimes in Bucha. A Kremlin spokesperson said the allegations were a "monstrous forgery." But there is mounting evidence that Russia's claims are false, as DW's fact-checking team found out.
ConflictsApril 5, 202202:11 min
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Fact check: Was a 16-year-old Russian beaten to death by a group of Ukrainians in Germany?

Fact check: Was a 16-year-old Russian beaten to death by a group of Ukrainians in Germany?

The claim that a Russian youth was beaten to death by a "mob of Ukrainian refugees" in the German city of Euskirchen was published in a video addressing Russians in Germany. However, the incident never happened.
PoliticsMarch 21, 2022
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