[FALSE] The “Russian invaders make TikTok” Video

UNRELATED to current (2022) Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. FACT: the video made of 2015 Instagram post by Р О М Ч И К (ROMCHIK) and 2009 “Saving Private Remi” comedy video by French YouTuber Rémi Gaillard.

More in the EXPLANATION and REFERENCES section.

CATEGORY: False Context.

SOURCE: TikTok, https://archive.ph/VZuDB (Google Translate backup archive, added text in the original video shared by the account is in English).

NARRATIVE: “Russian invaders make TikTok”.

EXPLANATION

Based on 7 Types of Mis- and Disinformation by First Draft News, classified as “False context: When genuine context is shared with false contextual information.” [1]

@aribowosasmito @fardhonameantini, UNRELATED to current (2022) Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. FACT: the video made of 2015 Instagram post by Р О М Ч И К (ROMCHIK) and 2009 “Saving Private Remi” comedy video by French YouTuber Rémi Gaillard. More: turnbackhoax.id | #FactCheck #DigitalLiteracy #Russia #Ukraine #Россия #Украина #FYP ♬ original sound – Aribowo Sasmito

The SOURCE shared video made of 2015 Instagram post by Р О М Ч И К (ROMCHIK) and 2009 “Saving Private Remi” comedy video by French YouTuber Rémi Gaillard with false contextual information, which has caused FALSE conclusion.

Video Verification

The first video source, Р О М Ч И К (ROMCHIK) [2]

Second video source, Rémi GAILLARD on YouTube: “🎖️ Dangerously funny videos created and produced by Rémi GAILLARD.” [3]

Other Related References

Snopes: “The video doesn’t show a Russian soldier documenting the invasion of Ukraine, however. The video has been online since at least 2015, well before the Russian attack on its neighbor country, and even before the rollout of TikTok. It was posted on Instagram in 2015.” [4]

MotorPlus Online: “The video is a snippet of a prank video made by YouTuber Remi Gaillard.” [5]

REFERENCES

[1] firstdraftnews.org: “Understanding Information disorder”, https://bit.ly/34P3vBc / https://archive.md/02Dro (backup archive).

[2] instagram.com/romanadler123, https://bit.ly/3CfsHRo / https://archive.ph/DRlLx (backup archive).

[3] youtube.com: “SAVING PRIVATE REMI (REMI GAILLARD) 🎖️”, https://bit.ly/35VlZUg / https://archive.ph/FtHrQ (backup archive).

[4] snopes.com: “No, This Isn’t a Video of a Russian Paratrooper TikToking the Invasion of Ukraine”, https://bit.ly/3IMuxf3 / https://archive.ph/616BR (backup archive).

[5] motorplus-online.com: “Video of Ukrainian Vespa Rider Saves Russian Soldier, Even though this is the Real Fact” (Google Translate), https://bit.ly/3ILyKj6 & https://archive.ph/gfOrn (backup archive) / https://archive.ph/BhhVY (backup archive of article in original language, Bahasa Indonesia).