“A social media user claims to show "[f]irst images of the truck driver at Irkutsk airbase" and included a photo of what's made to look like an ID card from Ukraine.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 1 Jun 2025.
Deutsche Welle rated thisFalse
What Deutsche Welle found
While the ID card of "Semen Hydenko" itself is suspicious — take a closer look at the bottom which just shows a line of zeros — a reverse image search reveals that the ID card has been used regularly in the context of disinformation in the past as well.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 1 June 2025. Deutsche Welle (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 June 2025, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by Deutsche Welle. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by Deutsche Welle, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.