Two AI-generated photos fuel false claim that Ukraine uses the same man and dog to stage Russian attack scenes

https://x.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/2120867326388305982

False. The three photos circulating online do not show the same man appearing after three separate Russian attacks. Only the Rivne photo is real. Local police published it on October 13, 2026, after a Russian strike in the city. The images supposedly taken in Dnipro in December 2025 and Kyiv in June 2026 were generated with AI. Investigators found SynthID traces in the images and could not find any original news reports or official photographs matching them. The collage began circulating on October 14 through a Russian propaganda Telegram channel called Sheikh Tamir. Someone took one genuine photograph and added two fake ones to make it look like Ukraine was using the same actor and dog to stage scenes after attacks. There is no evidence the man was an actor or that the attacks were staged.

Sources:

https://www.stopfake.org/en/fake-the-same-actor-with-a-little-dog-keeps-appearing-in-photos-after-russian-strikes/

https://whatthefact.app/fact-checks/2026-10-24-ukraine-man-with-dog-staged-photos-multiple-attacks-propaganda

https://cpd.gov.ua/international-direction/ssha/rosijskyj-fejk-pro-aktora-z-sobakoyu-na-misczyah-obstriliv/

https://en.detector.media/post/macrons-escape-to-the-emirates-an-ai-queue-of-ukrainians-on-the-polish-border-and-the-actor-with-a-dog-an-overview-of-russian-disinformation-campaigns-21-27-october-2026/