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GeoConfirmed

@GeoConfirmed

Feb 20

x.com/conflicts/stat…

GeoConfirmed UKR - Misinformation by President Trump.

While we typically refrain from political commentary, President Donald Trump's recent statement regarding the war in Ukraine is so egregious that we feel compelled to respond.

Several claims made by President Trump have already been debunked. We've included responses from Grok AI for each claim, demonstrating that even Grok refutes the misinformation spread by the president.

In this thread, we will provide geolocated footage as a reminder to everyone that Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, marking the beginning of this war.

1)

The United States has not spent $350 billion on this war, nor has it outspent Europe by $200 billion. In fact, European contributions have surpassed those of the US. Moreover, a significant portion of the American military aid (around 90% !) is spend in the US, reinvesting in the US economy.

statista.com/statistics/149…

eeas.europa.eu/delegations/un…

ifw-kiel.de/publications/n…

csis.org/analysis/where…

(Grok: x.com/i/grok/share/9…)

2)

President Zelensky did not claim that half the American money sent to Ukraine is "missing". He stated that half of the promised funds had not been received, which is a crucial distinction.

csis.org/analysis/where…

politifact.com/factchecks/202…

edition.cnn.com/2025/02/19/pol…

(Grok: x.com/i/grok/share/x…)

3)

Ukrainian constitution prohibits elections during wartime, a measure designed to protect the democratic process from foreign interference, particularly given Russia's known capabilities in this area...

foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/11/ukr…

edition.cnn.com/2024/03/30/eur…

united24media.com/war-in-ukraine…

(Grok: x.com/i/grok/share/i…)

4)

President Zelensky is not a dictator, as evidenced by Ukraine's constitutional framework and his commitment to holding elections once hostilities cease. In contrast, it's worth noting that President Putin consistently wins elections in Russia with implausibly high percentages of votes, with opposition that 'falls out of windows", is poisened or jailed, raising questions about the true nature of Russia's electoral process.

europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document…

oscepa.org/en/news-a-medi…

osce.usmission.gov/on-the-russian…

japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/1…

bbc.com/news/world-eur…

(Grok: x.com/i/grok/share/a…)

5)

President Zelensky has a approval rate above 50% and not 4%. 4% is Russian disinformation.

edition.cnn.com/2025/02/19/pol…

kiis.com.ua/?lang=eng&cat=…

euronews.com/2025/02/19/zel…

abcnews.go.com/International/…

(Grok: x.com/i/grok/share/I…)

6)

There was no NATO expansion to the East, as NATO itself cannot expand. Instead, democratic countries independently decide whether they want to become members of the alliance. The process of joining NATO is voluntary and involves multiple steps, including meeting specific requirements and completing a formal application process.

The fact that many of Russia's former neighbors have chosen to seek NATO membership speaks volumes about their perception of Russia and their desire for collective security.

The decision of these nations to pursue NATO membership reflects their sovereign right to determine their own foreign policy and security arrangements. It also indicates a preference for the stability and security guarantees that NATO membership offers, rather than remaining under Russian influence.

Regarding the famous 'promise':
Article 103 of the UN Charter establishes a clear hierarchy in international law. It states that obligations under the UN Charter prevail over obligations under any other international agreement in case of conflict. This supremacy extends beyond just treaties, as it is generally understood to also apply to customary international law.
The hierarchy can be summarized as follows:

1) UN Charter obligations
2) Other treaties and customary international law
3) Non-treaty international texts
4) Political promises or commitments
5) Historical claims

Russia's invasion of Ukraine clearly violates fundamental principles of the UN Charter, including the prohibition on the use of force against the territorial integrity of another state. Any attempts to justify this action based on lower-ranking considerations like political promises or historical claims are legally irrelevant.

euvsdisinfo.eu/report/there-i…

nato.int/cps/ra/natohq/…

iir.cz/lies-provocati…

(Grok: x.com/i/grok/share/f… and x.com/i/grok/share/N… and x.com/i/grok/share/N…)

8)

Who initiated this nearly three-year-long war? RUSSIA.

As a platform that has analyzed over 50,000 frames/videos related to the conflict, we will remind the president ,with geolocated footage, who started this war: RUSSIA.

Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, despite repeatedly denying any plans for invasion in the preceding days.

x.com/Mike_Pence/sta…

edition.cnn.com/2025/02/19/pol…

(Grok: x.com/i/grok/share/m…)

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24 FEB 2022 - Russian tanks crossing the border from Belarus into Ukraine in Senkivka.

52.106063, 31.780644
4Q4J+C7C Sen'kivka, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine

Sources: x.com/conflicts/stat…

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x.com/augustgraham/s…

24 FEB 2022 - Dozens of attack helikopters flying towards Antonov International Airport near Kiyv.

50.596695, 30.500903
HGW2+M9C Vyshhorod, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

GeoLocated by @AugustGraham

Geolocation: x.com/augustgraham/s…

Location: geoconfirmed.org/ukraine/0215e3…

Sources: x.com/ralee85/status…

2/11

x.com/cen4infores/st…

24 FEB 2022 - About 30 Russian helicopters engaged in attacking Antonov International Airport (Hostomel)

50.583768, 30.254727
H7M3+GV5 Hostomel', Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine

GeoLocated by @Cen4infoRes

Geolocation: x.com/cen4infores/st…

Location: geoconfirmed.org/ukraine/593743…

Sources: x.com/deanobeano1/st…

3/11

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GeoConfirmed

@GeoConfirmed

Jan 8

GeoConfirmed UKR - Investigation

When Ukraine undertakes offensive operations, Russia attempts to manipulate/influence the information environment.

For nearly three years, we have been monitoring the war in Ukraine, and another notable trend has emerged:
whenever Ukraine initiates an offensive operation, social media becomes inundated with claims of significant Ukrainian losses. However, we have observed that these claims often consist of disinformation: they may reference outdated losses, incidents from different regions, or even Russian losses reported as Ukrainian losses... (I kid you not).
This misinformation is often compiled in a way that suggests Ukraine's offensive efforts are failing, thereby attempting to sway public perception.

Recently, as Ukraine commenced an offensive operation (January 4th, 2025), again bold claims were made about Ukrainian losses.

We took a few days to investigate two specific assertions: one from a relatively small account named @NewRulesGeo and another from 'North Wind,' a Russian channel associated with the military.

The thread by NewRulesGeo garnered over 4 million views, while the post by North Wind attracted nearly 100,000 views on Telegram.

As anticipated, the reality is not as it appears.
For an account calling itself NewRulesGeo, it is striking that the individual does not grasp that geolocation is accurate. A significant portion of their thread is unrelated to the newly launched Kursk operation; it includes either older footage, irrelevant content, or different videos of the same vehicle being attacked while implying they depict different vehicles, and they guess the outcome of strikes without any proof.
Some of the footage was indeed from the recent Ukrainian offensive operations in Kursk Oblast, and by mixing it with unrelated material, they attempt to enhance their credibility. This is a well-known technique in spreading disinformation: combining accurate information with falsehoods. People tend to recognize the accurate claims and, as a result, may assign greater credibility to the entire narrative, including the disinformation.

Regarding the North Wind post, the considerable number of vehicles shown at the end of their video are actually Russian vehicles destroyed in mid-December. They misrepresent their own losses as Ukrainian losses.

We prefer not to invest too much time in debunking disinformation, as a lie can be made in just a few minutes, but the debunking can cost you days.
For example, this fact-check took us several days and the effort of a few dedicated volunteers.

I want to thank volunteers @giK1893, @99Dominik_, @moklasen and @GeoRaccoon for their geolocation work, making this thread possible.

We hope our fact-checking thread receives more than 4 million views, because mis-/ and disinformation is a plague on X and Facts DO Matter.

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We will start by the North Wind claim.

"In the area of the settlement of Berdin in the Kursk region, several columns of armored vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to attack the positions of the Severyans. For most of the armored vehicles and tanks, as well as their crews, the counteroffensive ended as soon as it began. FPV crews, operators of the Lancet loitering munitions, artillery and mortar crews of the Guards "North" actively struck enemy targets. We see the results in the footage.

Such a quantity of "smoking trash of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" clearly shows the attitude of the Ukrainian command to its servicemen. This was another ruthless "meat" assault in the style of Syrsky, and the units of the Guards "North" successfully repelled it."

Ironically, the large number of losses depicted starting at 0:29 are Russian losses incurred during their offensive in mid-December while attacking Ukrainian-occupied territory in Kursk from the west.

Source: t.me/warriorofnorth…
Full video.

2/20

Proof:

Geolocation: 51.311532, 35.063038

Great factchecking by @giK1893 in this thread: x.com/giK1893/status…

Picture one:
Geolocation of the Russian losses:
- based on the information provided by ukr.warspotting.net:
ukr.warspotting.net/view/32650/ ukr.warspotting.net/view/32569/ ukr.warspotting.net/view/32961/ ukr.warspotting.net/view/32642/
- based on a video of the Ukrainian 36th Marine Brigade , published 17 December 2024, the showing all the Russian losses in the region: t.me/ua_marines_36b…

Picture two:
Green circle: Russian losses mid-December
Blue arrows: Ukrainian offensive operations which started January 4th, 2025.

Video: Russian losses filmed by the Ukrainian 36th Marine Brigade, published 17 December 2024

Conclusion: North Wind has presented Russian losses from mid-December, misrepresenting them as Ukrainian losses from the recent offensive. Geolocation analysis has confirmed that this footage does not even originate from the area of the recent offensive.

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GeoConfirmed

@GeoConfirmed

Oct 10, 2024

GeoConfirmed Investigation - Thread 3 - October 7th 2023.

Thread 3 - 'Nahal Oz' area.

This thread contains footage of the Nahal Oz area.

At least four different factions participated in the assault on the military base near Nahal Oz and the kibbutz itself:

a) Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, military wing of Hamas.
b) Al-Quds Brigades, military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
c) Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades.
d) Palestinian Freedom Movement, Al-Ansar Brigades

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If any new geolocated footage related to this topic becomes available in the future, it will be added at the end of this thread.

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GeoConfirmed 7OCT23.

At sunrise, a large convoy of Palestinian militants, over 30, drive towards Israel in jeeps and with motorcycles. They drive in the direction of Nahal Oz, whilst outgoing rocket fire can be heard and seen.

31.490668, 34.481061
8G3PFFRJ+7C

GeoLocated by @TwistyCB

Geolocation: x.com/TwistyCB/statu…

Location: geoconfirmed.org/7oct/bcfff4a5-…

Sources:
t.me/PalpostN/222948 t.me/asmailpress/76… t.me/newss/140688 x.com/TwistyCB/statu…

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x.com/geoconfirmed/s…

GeoConfirmed 7OCT23.

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, military wing of Hamas drone bombing a remote machine gun on a tower near Kfar Aza, Israel

31.498647, 34.514034
FGX7+FJ3 Kfar Aza, Israel

GeoLocated by @0Khit, @GeoRaccoon, @PowerPigeon2 and @PeterLu37121201

Geolocation: x.com/geoconfirmed/s… x.com/0khit/status/1… x.com/georaccoon/sta…
x.com/powerpigeon2/s…
x.com/peterlu3712120…

Location: geoconfirmed.org/7oct/effb2319-…

Sources: x.com/warmonitors/st…
x.com/manniefabian/s…
x.com/war_noir/statu…

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GeoConfirmed

@GeoConfirmed

Oct 7, 2024

GeoConfirmed Investigation - Thread 2 - October 7th 2023.

Thread 2 - Zikim area.

This thread contains footage of the Zikim area, highlighting three events:

1) Destruction of Remote-Controlled Weapon Systems
Israeli guard towers along the fence were equipped with remotely controlled weapon systems. These systems were neutralized at the onset of the attack using grenades dropped from drones.
This tactic mirrors the widespread use of drone-dropped munitions observed in the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

2) Coastal Infiltration
Militants also employed boats to infiltrate the area via the coastline.

3) Civilian Casualties
The attack resulted in civilian casualties, including teenagers, who were killed at close range.

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If any new geolocated footage related to this topic becomes available in the future, it will be added at the end of this thread.

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x.com/joshuakoontz__…

October 7th 2023.

Smoke emanating from two locations near the Shikma Reservoir, Israel filmed by a Hamas drone.

Point of View - 31.58415, 34.501819
Smoke 1: around 31.595433, 34.493592
Smoke 2: around 31.594119, 34.497942

8G3PHGM2+MP

GeoLocated by @JoshuaKoontz__

Geolocation: x.com/joshuakoontz__…

Location: geoconfirmed.org/7oct/d28d1b4e-…

Sources: t.me/qassambrigades… x.com/TwistyCB/statu…

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x.com/ejshahid/statu…

October 7th 2023.

A drone by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades (Hamas) drops a grenade on a Israeli M2 HMG tower.

31.586644, 34.505412
HGP4+M53 Zikim, Israel

GeoLocated by @EjShahid and @JoshuaKoontz__

Geolocation: x.com/ejshahid/statu…
x.com/joshuakoontz__…

Location: geoconfirmed.org/7oct/cc0ca1c5-…

Sources:
x.com/warmonitors/st…
(longer version) t.me/qassambrigades…

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GeoConfirmed

@GeoConfirmed

Oct 6, 2024

GeoConfirmed Investigation - Thread 1 - October 7th 2023.

Thread 1 - Massive Rocket barrage.

The attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, began with an unprecedented rocket barrage at approximately 6:30 a.m. local time.

Thousands of rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel, targeting various areas. This massive rocket attack forced many Israelis to seek shelter in bunkers and safe rooms.

The timing of the attack was strategically chosen to coincide with the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, when security forces were operating at minimum levels. This reduced security presence, combined with the early morning timing and the chaos caused by the rocket barrage, allowed Hamas militants to breach the Gaza-Israel barrier more easily.

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Source of the picture: t.me/muthanapress84…

Palestinian civilians coming from Gaza walking inside Israel while the rocket barrage is visible in the background.

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x.com/twistycb/statu…

October 7th 2023.

Rockets being fired from Gaza into Israel.

Point of view - 31.538572, 34.537575
GGQQ+F35, Beit Hanoun

GeoLocated by @TwistyCB

Geolocation: x.com/twistycb/statu…

Location: geoconfirmed.org/7oct/e78b5337-…

Sources: t.me/vorposte/46703
x.com/twistycb/statu…

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x.com/twistycb/statu…

October 7th 2023.

A Palestinian films outgoing rockets from Gaza to Israel in the distance, as well as Iron Dome interceptions.

Point of view - 31.521337, 34.429162
8G3PGCCH+GM

GeoLocated by @TwistyCB

Geolocation: x.com/twistycb/statu…

Location: geoconfirmed.org/7oct/2324860f-…

Sources: t.me/newss/140598, x.com/twistycb/statu…

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GeoConfirmed

@GeoConfirmed

Oct 4, 2024

GeoConfirmed ISR (Lebanon) - Investigation.

A Belgian journalist and his fixer were abducted in Beirut, Lebanon, while his cameraman was shot in the leg and left behind. The journalist and the fixer were released a few hours later, albeit with injuries.

Yesterday @WarMonitors made some unusual assertions regarding "a Zionist spy that many Lebanese have seen many times"
These claims were accompanied by two videos, which were initially difficult to geolocate.
Both tweets had over 13k likes and over a million views.

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In the morning, Belgian news agencies began reporting on the well-known war journalist @ramaekers_robin, who, along with his fixer, was kidnapped while covering the bombing of a specific apartment building in Bachoura Beirut, reportedly the office of Hezbullah's MP Amine Cherri.
(x.com/GeoConfirmed/s…)

When Robin was speaking with eyewitnesses of the attack, things went wrong. A group of approximately twenty men assaulted the journalists. The men accused Robin and Stijn of spying for Israel and began shooting at Stijn, who was hit by two bullets in the leg. Robin and the fixer were beaten and dragged away. They were then locked in a basement, where they were beaten several more times and interrogated for hours.

After their release, both journalists were hospitalized for their injuries. Ramaekers suffered facial fractures, while De Smet was treated for a leg wound caused by gunshots.

hln.be/buitenland/ze-…

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Are these two videos, spread by Warmonitors, about the Belgian journalist?

And can we find the geolocation with this new information ?

In short: Yes

A thread.

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