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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Fact Check: AI-generated image shows Cybertruck-like Soviet vehicle from 1930
Claim: A photo authentically shows a 1930 Russian or Soviet "Tarantaika," also known as "Boneshaker." Rating: A rumor circulating online in May 2025 claimed a photo authentically showed a 1930 Russian or Soviet vehicle called "Tarantaika," or "Boneshaker." For example, users shared this rumor with the caption "1930 Russian/Soviet 'Tarantaika' (Boneshaker)" on Bluesky, Facebook (archived), Instagram (archived) and X (archived). Some commenters under various posts mentioned the alleged vehicle's striking visible similarities to the Tesla Cybertruck. (Image courtesy of Bluesky Fanatic/Bluesky) However, the picture did not show a Russian "Tarantaika" or "Boneshaker." A user created the image — a fake — with an artificial-intelligence (AI) tool. Snopes found no evidence that a Russian vehicle known by those names ever existed. In October 2024, Snopes examined the same fake image in another fact check, back when users captioned the photo as allegedly showing a "fully restored 1875 chuckwagon." We traced the roots of the picture to Facebook user Joshohoho, who told us he created the image with the generative-AI platform Midjourney. The user first posted the picture in the Crazed AI and Cursed AI groups on June 24, saying it showed a "Tesla Cybertruck Frontier Edition." They later reposted the image in the Midjourney Official group on June 28 with the caption, "Tesla Cybertruck: Oregon Trail edition." Searches of Bing, DuckDuckGo and Google failed to locate any information about a historic vehicle with the name "Tarantaika." A search for "Boneshaker" found a stock image of a "Bone-shaker" bicycle from France dating back to 1869, displayed at a March 2011 exhibition in Moscow, Russia, according to the Shutterstock image-licensing website. For further reading, a previous fact check examined a photo allegedly showing a crash involving two Tesla Cybertrucks. Anokhin, Nikita. "Moscow March 25 Bike Bone-Shaker France Stock Photo 74604073." Shutterstock, 25 Mar. 2011, DuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of Mind. Google. Liles, Jordan. "Photo Authentically Shows Fully Restored 1875 Chuckwagon?" Snopes, 30 Oct. 2024, Microsoft Bing. Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos.
Russia Today
28-01-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Kiev attempted to target Russian nuclear facility
Multiple Ukrainian drones targeted civilian infrastructure in Russia's Smolensk Region, with at least one unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) reportedly intercepted near a nuclear power facility, regional Governor Vasily Anokhin said on Wednesday morning. Russian air defense and electronic warfare systems engaged several hostile targets during a 'mass drone attack' on civilian facilities across different districts of the Smolensk Region, Anokhin wrote on Telegram. 'According to preliminary information, one of the drones was shot down during an attempted attack on a nuclear power facility,' Anokhin stated, without naming the specific facility. Some reports indicate that debris fell near the Smolenskaya Nuclear Power Plant. No casualties or damage were immediately reported, the governor said. He urged residents to stay calm and avoid open spaces as authorities addressed the situation. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
