Was a Ukrainian man caught smoking a cigarette while pretending to be dead?!
Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Ukrainian Man Caught Smoking While Pretending To Be Dead!
People are sharing a video on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, claiming to show a Ukrainian crisis actor caught smoking a cigarette while pretending to be dead!
The video is often accompanied by comments like these :
Look at the fake body count in Ukraine. One of the bodies is still having his last Cigarette lol
Dead Ukrainians still can smoke, low class western media 👎🙈🐷
Miracles in #Ukraine never cease!!! The supposed pile of dead bodies of civilians after an alleged Russian attack. But look one the dead has not managed to kick his smoking habit even in the afterlife
Truth : “Dead Ukrainian Man” Was Smoking On Russian Rap Video Set!
This is yet another example of anti-Ukrainian fake news, designed to disparage claims of atrocities in Ukraine, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Video Was Posted A Year Ago
The video was posted on TikTok a year ago – on 28 March 2021. That was long before Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
Fact #2 : It Was A Russian Video
If you look carefully at the video, you can see that it was posted by @vasyaivanovdesign.
That’s the TikTok account of Vasya Ivanov (Вася Иванов), a Russian art director and production designer based in Moscow.
Fact #3 : It Was A Behind The Scenes Video
The video is actually a “behind the scenes” video that Vasya Ivanov shot on the set of Никогда-нибудь (Never Ever), a song by Russian rapper, Хаски (Husky).
We know this because he posted it on his TikTok account, with the description (in Russian, with the English translation) :
Съемки клипа Хаски – Никогда-нибудь #Хаски #рэперхаски #бекстейдж #какснимали #съемки #backstage #рекомендации #хочуврек #рек #хаски
Filming a Husky clip – Never ever #Husky #rapperhusky #backstage #how to shoot #shooting #backstage #recommendations #hochuvrek #rek #husky
Ivanov also shared two “behind the scenes” video clips showing the “Making of Husky – Never ever“, including how they pulled the body bags up the side of the building (here and here).
Fact #4 : Husky Video Was Released In 2020
The Husky music video was released on 26 September 2020 – almost 1.5 years before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Vasya Ivanov was credited as the set designer, while the director of photography was Kirill Groshev (Кирилл Грошев), and the director was Evgeny Bakirov (Евгений Бакиров).
At 2:24 of the music video, you can see the black body bags being lowered from the white building, which are then carried away by the orange truck.
Fact #5 : Similar Crisis Actor Video Was Posted Earlier
There appears to be a trend of posting videos claiming to prove that the Ukrainians are hiring crisis actors to pretend to be dead bodies.
Just a week earlier, a video claiming to show a “dead” Ukrainian crisis actor waking up on live TV went viral.
The truth is – people are being killed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and these fake videos are abhorrent attempts to cover that up.
Read more : Was “Dead” Ukrainian Crisis Actor Caught Waking Up On TV?!
This is ultimately a Russian “behind the scenes” video that was intentionally used to mislead you into believing that the Ukrainians are lying about people dying in Putin’s “special military operation”.
Now that you know the truth, please help us fight fake news by SHARING this fact check!
Please Support My Work!
Name : Adrian Wong
Bank Transfer : CIMB 7064555917 (Swift Code : CIBBMYKL)
Credit Card / Paypal : https://paypal.me/techarp
Dr. Adrian Wong has been writing about tech and science since 1997, even publishing a book with Prentice Hall called Breaking Through The BIOS Barrier (ISBN 978-0131455368) while in medical school.
He continues to devote countless hours every day writing about tech, medicine and science, in his pursuit of facts in a post-truth world.
Recommended Reading
- MySejahtera Digital COVID Certificate Now Accepted In EU!
- You MUST Update Date of Birth For Correct Vaccine Status!
- Are Robbers Using Name Card Knives To Attack Drivers?
- Did Edmonton Fireman Expose CNN Live TV As Fake News?!
- Booster Deadline for Seniors + Sinovac Recipients Extended Again!
Support Us!
If you like our work, please support us by visiting our sponsors, or donating to our fund. Thank you!