Watch how CNN geolocates and verifies social media footage from Ukraine
From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage has played a key role in the news coverage of Ukraine, revealing new attacks and military movements.
But making sure the videos and images are real, accurate and correctly labeled is crucial amid a misinformation campaign that surrounds Russia's offensive in Ukraine. CNN's investigative team has been monitoring the constant stream of information from social media by using several tools to filter through the noise and select relevant videos for our coverage to geolocate and verify.
— Alec Luhn February 24, 2022 Some posts included the reported location as near the Hostomel airfield, some 25 kilometers from Kyiv. At the time this video first started circulating on social media, it was not yet confirmed the Russians were anywhere near Kyiv, so it became urgent to try and verify this footage. Finding where social media videos were originally posted is quite important to understand context and help eliminate old videos.
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