British Foreign Secretary David Cameron exchanged messages and held a video call with someone claiming to be former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, but the interactions were later determined to be a hoax, the foreign office said on Friday (June 7).

“Even as the video call clearly appeared to be with Mr Poroshenko, following the conversation the foreign secretary became suspicious,”&nbsp;the foreign office said in a statement. &nbsp;

“After the investigation, it is now confirmed that it was not genuine and that the messages and video call were a hoax.”

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The statement gave no details of what was discussed during the exchanges, other than to say that the caller asked Cameron for others’ contact details.

The foreign office further stated that Cameron was revealing the hoax publicly to preempt any potential manipulation of the foreign secretary's video and its subsequent misuse, and to alert others to this risk.

“The foreign secretary believes it important to call out this behaviour and increase efforts to counter the use of misinformation,” the foreign office added.

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It is worth mentioning that Cameron is not the first British foreign minister to be caught out by a hoax.&nbsp;

 
In 2018, the then-foreign secretary Boris Johnson discussed international relations with a hoax caller who pretended to be the Armenian prime minister.

(With inputs from agencies)

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron exchanged messages and held a video call with someone claiming to be former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, but the interactions were later determined to be a hoax, the foreign office said on Friday (June 7).

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron exchanged messages and held a video call with someone claiming to be former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, but the interactions were later determined to be a hoax, the foreign office said on Friday (June 7). “Even as the video call clearly appeared to be with Mr Poroshenko, following the conversation the foreign secretary became suspicious,” the foreign office said in a statement. “After the investigation, it is now confirmed that it was not genuine and that the messages and video call were a hoax.” Also read: Explained | Five things to know about UK ex-PM The statement gave no details of what was discussed during the exchanges, other than to say that the caller asked Cameron for others’ contact details. The foreign office further stated that Cameron was revealing the hoax publicly to preempt any potential manipulation of the foreign secretary's video and its subsequent misuse, and to alert others to this risk. “The foreign secretary believes it important to call out this behaviour and increase efforts to counter the use of misinformation,” the foreign office added. Also read: Former UK PM David Cameron appointed as foreign secretary It is worth mentioning that Cameron is not the first British foreign minister to be caught out by a hoax. In 2018, the then-foreign secretary Boris Johnson discussed international relations with a hoax caller who pretended to be the Armenian prime minister. (With inputs from agencies)

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron falls for hoax call by 'former Ukraine president'

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

A video of UK defence secretary Ben Wallace being tricked into speaking with the Ukrainian prime minister over the phone emerged, angering Britain.

According to the British media, the video was published on Monday by two Russian hoaxers, who have been targeting the UK ministers with fake calls about the conflict in Ukraine over the past week.

Home Secretary Priti Patel revealed she had received a similar hoax call last week.

In the short clip, Wallace is shown purportedly speaking from Poland as the caller says Ukraine wants to progress a “nuclear programme” to protect itself from Moscow.

Later, Wallace tweeted, “Things must be going so badly for the Kremlin that they are now resorting to pranks and video fakes. Not the actions of a confident government, but then again after the Salisbury Cathedral sightseeing story, anything is possible …”

According to The Guardian, pranksters Vovan and Lexus claimed responsibility for the video.

They are being suspected of links to Russia’s security services, which they have denied.

On Monday, Boris Johnson's spokesman told reporters that "the Russian state was responsible for the hoax telephone calls made to UK ministers last week".

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The spokesman did not give further details, but added: "This is standard practice for Russian information operations. Disinformation is a tactic straight from the Kremlin playbook to try to distract from their illegal activities in Ukraine and the human rights abuses being committed there.”

"We are seeing a string of distraction stories and outright lies from the Kremlin, reflecting Putin's desperation as he seeks to hide the scale of the conflict and Russia's failings on the battlefield," he said further.

Watch |&nbsp;Video of a hoax call with UK minister Ben Wallace surfaces

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(With inputs from agencies)

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While WION takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. A video of UK defence secretary Ben Wallace being tricked into speaking with the Ukrainian prime minister over the phone emerged, angering Britain. According to the British media, the video was published on Monday by two Russian hoaxers, who have been targeting the UK ministers with fake calls about the conflict in Ukraine over the past week. Home Secretary Priti Patel revealed she had received a similar hoax call last week. In the short clip, Wallace is shown purportedly speaking from Poland as the caller says Ukraine wants to progress a “nuclear programme” to protect itself from Moscow. Later, Wallace tweeted, “Things must be going so badly for the Kremlin that they are now resorting to pranks and video fakes. Not the actions of a confident government, but then again after the Salisbury Cathedral sightseeing story, anything is possible …” According to The Guardian, pranksters Vovan and Lexus claimed responsibility for the video. They are being suspected of links to Russia’s security services, which they have denied. On Monday, Boris Johnson's spokesman told reporters that "the Russian state was responsible for the hoax telephone calls made to UK ministers last week". Also read | Russian TV on-air war protester accused of colluding with UK by her network The spokesman did not give further details, but added: "This is standard practice for Russian information operations. Disinformation is a tactic straight from the Kremlin playbook to try to distract from their illegal activities in Ukraine and the human rights abuses being committed there.” "We are seeing a string of distraction stories and outright lies from the Kremlin, reflecting Putin's desperation as he seeks to hide the scale of the conflict and Russia's failings on the battlefield," he said further. Watch | Video of a hoax call with UK minister Ben Wallace surfaces (With inputs from agencies)

Clip of UK defence secretary being tricked into speaking with Ukrainian PM emerges, Russian hand suspected

According to sources, two prominent Russian hoaxers have published footage from a call they made to the UK defence secretary.

Video of a hoax call with UK minister Ben Wallace surfaces

The British defence secretary has received an hoax call from the man pertaining to be an Ukrainian Prime Minister. UK defence secy has blamed Russia for the hoax call.

Ukraine-Russia War: Britain blames Russia over hoax call

Tourists were evacuated after a bomb scare at the iconic Taj Mahal premises in Agra located in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.

Police said the bomb disposal squad and other teams carried out extensive search at the Taj Mahal premises and no explosive objects were found.

A man had reportedly called the police control room giving information about an alleged bomb, the police said there was "99 per cent chances of it being a hoax call".

"We received information from the control room that a man called them up saying that there are discrepancies in military recruitment and he wasn't recruited. A bomb is kept at Taj Mahal which will explode soon," police official Shiv Ram Yadav had said earlier.

A team comprising of police and CISF carried out a search of the Taj Mahal area as the entry and exit points were closed.&nbsp;

"Nothing suspicious has been found and the checks are almost done," a senior CISF officer told PTI as it launched anti-sabotage checks around 9:15 am(local time).

Tourists were evacuated after a bomb scare at the iconic Taj Mahal premises in Agra located in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Police said the bomb disposal squad and other teams carried out extensive search at the Taj Mahal premises and no explosive objects were found.

Tourists were evacuated after a bomb scare at the iconic Taj Mahal premises in Agra located in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. Police said the bomb disposal squad and other teams carried out extensive search at the Taj Mahal premises and no explosive objects were found. A man had reportedly called the police control room giving information about an alleged bomb, the police said there was "99 per cent chances of it being a hoax call". "We received information from the control room that a man called them up saying that there are discrepancies in military recruitment and he wasn't recruited. A bomb is kept at Taj Mahal which will explode soon," police official Shiv Ram Yadav had said earlier. A team comprising of police and CISF carried out a search of the Taj Mahal area as the entry and exit points were closed. "Nothing suspicious has been found and the checks are almost done," a senior CISF officer told PTI as it launched anti-sabotage checks around 9:15 am(local time).

Tourists evacuated after bomb scare at Taj Mahal in Agra

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