On Tuesday, a man with the moniker “Ukraine solider” [sic] posted a live video on TikTok shot from a window showing blocks of flats in the blazing sun, sirens wailing in the background. Speaking in English, he thanked tens of thousands of followers for sending virtual gifts that can be converted into cash.
But in reality, it was overcast and snowing in Kyiv that day and the sounds reportedly did not match sirens heard in the city.
After the Financial Times flagged the account to TikTok, the Chinese video app removed the user — but not before the stream amassed more than 20,000 views and more than 3,600 gifts were sent, costing well-wishers around £50 in total.
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