OSINT Review #7: Olena Zelenska & Operation Matryoshka

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Fact-Check & OSINT Review #7: Unmasking the "Operation Matryoshka" fakes targeting Olena Zelenska

Jenny Hauser and the EBU team dismantle the coordinated Russian campaign using fake BBC branding to spread rumors about Ukraine’s First Lady

Maria Flannery, Eoghan Sweeney, Thais Porto Zenklusen, and 3 others

Apr 24, 2025

In the seventh edition of the SPOTLIGHT Fact-Check & OSINT Review, members of the European Broadcasting Union joined Maria Flannery, Thais Porto, and Jenny Hauser of the ESN and Borja Diaz-Merry of VerificaRTVE, who broke down recent fact-checks carried out by their respective organisations.

The team presented real examples from the past month, walked attendees through the fact-checking process step-by-step, and discussed the challenges faced during the fact-checks and how they were overcome.

In a rapidly evolving story, speed and efficiency are crucial. Eoghan Sweeney demonstrated how picking out key details and leveraging AI in a targeted manner can save valuable time.

Fact-checks in this episode