People ride a subway carriage as some of them read on their smartphones in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr)By AMANDA SEITZ and DAVID KLEPPERThe messages, videos and photos flying across Twitter, Facebook and Telegram far outnumber the airstrikes raining down on Ukraine. They claim to show Russian fighter jets being shot down or Ukrainians dodging for cover in their own homes. Across Telegram and Twitter, Russia’s attack on Ukraine was both “unprovoked” and “necessary,” depending on the sender of the message. One clip, taken from a video game, amassed millions of views as users falsely claimed it depicted real attacks.

Source: Libya Today February 25, 2022 03:16 UTC