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Logically→ A letter proves that the General Commander of the Polish Armed Forces ordered troops to invade western Ukraine.

2022-05-13 The General Command of the Polish Armed Forces has clarified that the order being circulated on social media is fake. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Army Poised to Revamp Alaska Forces to Prep for Arctic Fight

2022-05-12 The U.S. Army is poised to revamp its forces in Alaska to better prepare for future cold-weather conflicts. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polish Armed Forces Did NOT Write Letter In April 2022 Announcing Plan To Send ‘Airborne Units’ To Ukraine

2022-05-09 Did Polish armed forces write a letter in April 2022 announcing a plan to send "airborne units" to Ukraine? No, that's not true: The Armed Forces General Command of Poland debunked the claim. There are also no other credible reports of su Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Drop ‘Dozens’ Of Bombs From Drone On Russian Forces On May 4, 2022

2022-05-04 Did a Ukrainian drone drop dozens of bombs and destroy 530 Russian tanks on May 4, 2022? No, that's not true: There were no reports of such an attack, and a video with the claim features footage of totally unrelated, earlier events. The c Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Overturned cars in Ukraine were likely flipped by Russian forces, not explosion

2022-04-28 Warning: many of the articles and posts linked to below include extremely graphic images. A number of posts on Facebook show an image from Ukraine of a soldier and some children walking past upturned cars, and a building in the background with intact w Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Was Anthony Fauci Arrested by U.S. Special Forces?

2022-04-14 (Photograph by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images.)A viral article from Real Raw News, which describes itself as exploring “content often avoided by the mainstream media,” claims that Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Alle Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Dr Anthony Fauci has not been arrested by Special Forces

2022-04-14 An Instagram post has falsely claimed that Dr Anthony Fauci has been arrested by US Special Forces. The post appeared on 11 April 2022, and shows a screenshot of an article from 10 April 2022. But Dr Fauci, who is Director of the National Institute of Go to site post…»

Logically→ American Special Forces have arrested Dr. Anthony Fauci.

2022-04-14 Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has not been arrested. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci Was NOT Arrested By ‘US Special Forces’

2022-04-12 Did U.S. "Special Forces" arrest Dr. Anthony Fauci on April 9, 2022? No, that's not true: "That statement is completely false," a National Institutes of Health (NIH) spokesperson told Lead Stories. Fauci has made public appearances after Go to site post…»

Logically→ A video shows mannequins being used in Bucha, Ukraine, to show that people were massacred by the Russian forces.

2022-04-12 A clip of a mannequin from a Russian TV show is being falsely shared to say that the discovery of bodies in Bucha was staged with mannequins. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Vladimir Putin has appointed Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic, as lieutenant-general of Russia’s armed forces.

2022-04-07 Despite the Chechen parliament's announcement on Ramzan Kadyrov's promotion, his role is still unclear. There is a lack of information. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Russian forces captured the commander of the Azov Battalion in Mariupol in March 2022.

2022-04-01 An old video has been used to falsely claim that Russian forces in Ukraine captured the leader of the Azov Regiment in March 2022. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Zelensky’s shirt bears emblem of Ukraine armed forces, not Nazi cross

2022-03-25 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wore a Nazi cross symbol. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The renowned former Canadian Armed Forces sniper known as ‘Wali’ has been killed by Russian forces in Ukraine.

2022-03-23 Wali has confirmed that he is in fact alive and well. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof Of Ukrainian Forces Using Civilians As Human Shields In Mariupol

2022-03-23 By Uliana Malashenko Is it true that Ukrainian forces used the people of Mariupol as a human shield to blame Russia for civilian casualties on March 21, 2022? No, that's not true. The claim was made without photographic, eyewitness or doc Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Soldiers In Ukraine — They Are Kenya Defence Forces

2022-03-18 Does a Facebook video show Russian soldiers using a Soviet-era rocket-propelled grenade in Ukraine during the 2022 invasion? No, that's not true: Two military experts contacted by Lead Stories in March 2022 said the uniforms worn in the v Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy’s Shirt Had Symbol Of Ukrainian Armed Forces — NOT Infamous Iron Cross

2022-03-18 Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wear a T-shirt with an iron cross on his chest while addressing the U.S. Congress on March 16, 2022? No, that's not true: The shirt he wore had the symbol of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the le Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Nigeria Sent ‘Over 5,500 Military Forces to Ukraine’

2022-03-11 Did Nigeria send over 5,000 "military forces to Ukraine"? No, that's nothing to substatiate such a claim: The Nigerian federal government has discouraged Nigerian citizens from joining Ukrainian military forces, as of March 7, 2022. The M Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Leonardo DiCaprio Did NOT Donate $10 Million To Ukraine Armed Forces

2022-03-10 Did Leonardo DiCaprio donate $10 million to the Ukraine armed forces? No, that's not true: The Hollywood actor has donated to several charities to support humanitarian efforts for Ukrainians displaced by the war, but he has not made a $10 Go to site post…»

Logically→ Russia has deployed two bombers in the Caribbean after Putin put his nuclear forces on alert.

2022-03-09 A segment from a 2018 CNN report on Russian military exercises with Venezuela is falsely linked to the ongoing Ukraine invasion. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Players for FC Dynamo Kyiv have joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

2022-03-08 FC Dynamo players have not joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The image is of members from Gonor, a Ukrainian far-right group. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Russian Forces Seize Key Ukrainian Port, Pressure Others

2022-03-03 The Russian military said it had control of Kherson, and local Ukrainian officials confirmed that forces have taken over local government headquarters. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Russian Forces Escalate Attacks on Ukraine’s Civilian Areas

2022-03-02 “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed after the bloodshed on the square in Kharkiv. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Heavy Fighting Between Russia And Ukraine — It’s US, Afghan Forces In Taliban Territory In 2011

2022-03-01 Does a Facebook video show heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces? No, that's not true: The video shows U.S. and Afghan National Army (ANA) forces fighting the Taliban in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, during Operation Creat Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Russian Forces Shell Ukraine’s No. 2 City and Menace Kyiv

2022-02-28 Meanwhile, talks aimed at stopping the fighting yielded only an agreement to keep talking. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor Steven Seagal Was NOT Spotted Among Russian Special Forces Near Kyiv

2022-02-28 Was American actor Steven Seagal spotted among Russian special forces positioned near Kyiv? No, that's not true: The CNN tweet is fake and the image used of Seagal from the 2016 movie "Cartels." The claim appeared in a Facebook post (arch Go to site post…»

Logically→ The wife of Ukraine’s vice president joined the armed forces to fight against Russia’s invasion.

2022-02-28 Ukraine does not have a vice president. A stock image of a Ukrainian soldier from 2021 has been shared with a false narrative. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Putin Puts Nuclear Forces on High Alert, Escalating Tensions

2022-02-27 In a dramatic escalation of East-West tensions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday in response to what he called “aggressive statements” by leading NATO powers. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Does a Viral Video Show Ukrainian Forces Destroying Russian Assets?

2022-02-25 A viral video from the Ukrainian Ground Forces—one of the branches of the Ukrainian military—claims to show the Ukrainian military destroying Russian military assets. (Facebook posts are not embeddable, please click the screenshot to see th Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Putin Orders Forces to ‘Maintain Peace’ in Eastern Ukraine

2022-02-21 Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered forces Monday to “maintain peace” in separatist regions of eastern Ukraine, hours after the Kremlin recognized the area’s independence. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Navy Chaplain Revealing U.S. Military Is ‘Waging War Against Satanic Forces’

2022-02-11 Was a U.S. Navy chaplain named Drew d'Auguste present at the execution of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and could d'Auguste attest that the U.S. military is "waging war against Satanic forces"? No, that's not true: The claim was published Go to site post…»

Poynter→ The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise, Noticias Telemundo and Google News Initiative join forces to help Spanish speakers separate fact from fiction online

2022-01-19 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Jan. 19, 2022) – Ninety-five percent of Americans believe misinformation is a problem, according to a poll conducted by The Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center […] The post The Poynter Institute’s Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, George W. Bush Has Not Been Arrested by Special Forces

2021-11-17 A dramatic story claiming the 43rd president was arrested by Special Forces is pure fiction. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Citric acid is not being used by ‘evil forces’ to harm population

2021-09-28 A post on Facebook claims that citric acid is a poison derived from genetically modified black mould, which is being hidden in food and used in “spiritual warfare” by “evil forces in a direct attempt to lower the population’s vi Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, Special Forces Didn’t Arrest Chelsea Clinton for Child Trafficking

2021-09-21 What RealRawNews.com publishes is neither real nor news. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ COVID-19 Surge Forces Health Care Rationing in Parts of West

2021-09-17 In another ominous sign about the spread of the delta variant, Idaho public health leaders expanded health care rationing statewide and individual hospital systems in Alaska and Montana have enacted similar crisis standards amid a spike in the number o Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Forces Did NOT Leave Behind $85 Billion Worth Of Weaponry And Equipment In Afghanistan

2021-09-03 Did the U.S. leave $85 billion worth of weaponry and equipment in Afghanistan after U.S. forces left the country? No, that's not true: The figure more closely reflects the cost of total security funding -- ranging from training to counter Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Heavy Rain from Ida Forces Bonnaroo Music Fest to Cancel

2021-09-01 Organizers say the waterlogged festival grounds are unsafe for driving or camping. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Afghan Officer Who Fought with US Forces Rescued from Kabul

2021-08-19 The rescue of Khalid, as he’s called by friends, came after frantic efforts by his supporters in the U.S. military, who said he was a brother in arms who helped save countless lives and faced certain death if found by the Taliban. Go to site post…»

Logically→ When President Biden took office, U.S. forces had already drawn down from roughly 15,500 American forces to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan.

2021-08-18 Under the agreement signed between the Trump administration and the Taliban a large portion of the troops had left the country by early 2021. Go to site post…»

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