Birdwatch Archive

Birdwatch Note

2023-08-21 09:58:32 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

This symbol was used in Ukraine before WWII. https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/06/28/ukrainian-military-nazi-cross/ "While one could debate the merits of using a symbol that has since become complicated by its use in other contexts, there is no reason to interpret such cross's use in Ukraine as a reference to Nazism."

Written by 2ACC3EC1FABE31267651DBEB2F99E130511A5B3E88CE6AC132C4264A232B7319
Participant Details

All Information

• ID - 1693563225487429671
• noteId - 1693563225487429671
• participantId -
• noteAuthorParticipantId - 2ACC3EC1FABE31267651DBEB2F99E130511A5B3E88CE6AC132C4264A232B7319 Participant Details
• createdAtMillis - 1692611912498
• tweetId - 1693307393873182775
• classification - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
• believable -
• harmful -
• validationDifficulty -
• misleadingOther - 0
• misleadingFactualError - 0
• misleadingManipulatedMedia - 0
• misleadingOutdatedInformation - 0
• misleadingMissingImportantContext - 1
• misleadingUnverifiedClaimAsFact - 0
• misleadingSatire - 0
• notMisleadingOther - 0
• notMisleadingFactuallyCorrect - 0
• notMisleadingOutdatedButNotWhenWritten - 0
• notMisleadingClearlySatire - 0
• notMisleadingPersonalOpinion - 0
• trustworthySources - 1
• summary
• This symbol was used in Ukraine before WWII. https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/06/28/ukrainian-military-nazi-cross/ "While one could debate the merits of using a symbol that has since become complicated by its use in other contexts, there is no reason to interpret such cross's use in Ukraine as a reference to Nazism."