Global media outlets widely shared a video they attributed to Russian state energy company Gazprom in articles published on September 6, 2022. The video, which was circulated online by pro-Russian users, showed the company halting its flow of natural gas to Europe. However, our journalists investigated the origins of the video and discovered that it likely wasn’t made by Gazprom.
"Gazprom is threatening Europe with a freezing winter", "Russian gas company taunts Europe”, "The mind-blowing propaganda video by Gazprom": just some of the headlines from several French media outlets on September 6 and 7, 2022. These articles claimed that Russian energy company Gazprom – which specialises in extraction as well as the treatment and sale of natural gas – put out a video showing what it would look like if they stopped all gas flow to Europe.
