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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Tom Vilsack To Hang
Did a military tribunal sentence Tom Vilsack, the U.S. secretary of agriculture, to hang? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) told Lead Stories that this claim is false. A duty officer for the
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, the military hasn’t arrested Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
“Military Arrests Biden’s Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Destroy Moderna Vaccine Warehouse
Did the U.S. military destroy a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine warehouse? No, that's not true: The claim was made on the website Real Raw News, which has a history of publishing completely made-up and false stories. "There is no truth here," a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on April 26, 2022
Did U.S. military "White Hats" arrest Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on April 26, 2022? No, that's not true: The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the Secretary of Defense told Lead Stories that Vilsack was not arrest
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Moscow Summons Croatian Military Attaché to Hand in a Protest Note … He Simply Refuses to Take it. Legend’
On April 28 2022, an Imgur user shared a meme, purportedly showing a Croatian attaché in the act of refusing a note in an act of protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: A photograph at the bottom of the image showed two men and one woman.
Logically→ This video shows a western military train sent to assist Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion.
A video from 2017 that shows a derailed train in Russia is misattributed to the current Russian invasion of Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video shows Norwegian military practice shot, not Russian warship exploding
A video shows the Russian warship Moskva exploding.
Snopes→ No, David Axelrod Hasn’t Been Arrested by the US Military
The claim was made by a website that frequently makes fantastical (i.e., false) claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Dr. Anthony Fauci to Hang At Guantanamo Bay
Did the U.S. military sentence Dr. Anthony Fauci to hang at Guantanamo Bay? No, that's not true: A duty officer from the Pentagon said this story was fabricated. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dise
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Google Says It Did NOT Unblur Satellite Images Showing Russian Military Facilities
Did Google remove a blur on publicly available satellite maps that had previously obscured details of Russian military installations or high-security areas? Not according to Google: Claims posted on Twitter saying that the company had unb
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Google Maps did not change blurring settings to reveal secret Russian military facilities
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Google Maps “opened all military and strategic facilities in Russia.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: David Axelrod Was NOT Arrested By U.S. Military — This Claim Is From Satirical Site
Was David Axelrod, a political consultant and former White House official for former President Barack Obama, arrested by the military? No, that's not true: There is no evidence for this. Axelrod tweeted from his verified Twitter account o
PolitiFact→ Josh Mandel – In Ohio US Senate race, Mandel falsely claimed that Gibbons said military service isn’t ‘real work’
Says Mike Gibbons said "military service doesn't count as real work."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Singing Group Were NOT Arrested In Russia In 2022
Does a video show a military singing group getting arrested in St. Petersburg, Russia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022? No, that's not true: The video is from 2015 and shows the Russian Army choir, a well-known singing group,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC News Did NOT Broadcast Stock Footage Of Military Scenes As If Live War Coverage
Did this video showing live gun and tank battles originate as a BBC News broadcast about the conflict between Ukraine and Russia? No, that's not true: This footage did not come from a live news report of a real battle. The footage was fil
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest Loretta Lynch
Did the military arrest Loretta Lynch? No, that's not true: The claim that the former U.S. attorney general was arrested by the Marines is a complete fabrication by a website known for its made-up stories. A spokesperson for the U.S. Mari
Full Fact→ US military deaths didn’t increase by 1,100% last year
A TikTok clip posted to Instagram falsely claims that official data shows the number of deaths among US military personnel rose by 1,100% in the first 10 months in 2021. While the people in the clip, which features US right-wing pastor Rick Wiles
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the military didn’t raid the Biden residence
“There was a raid on the Biden residence yesterday by the military!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest ‘Dr. Fauci’s NIH Assistant’
Did U.S. Marines arrest "Dr. Fauci's NIH Assistant, Patricia L. Conrad" on March 17,2022, after obtaining a military arrest warrant signed by a "Deputy Judge Advocate General"? No, that's not true: The story is "false," a Pentagon duty of
Full Fact→ Video of underground tunnel isn’t a secret UK military site
A video on Facebook, viewed over 400,000 times, shows a group of people setting off an alarm in what appears to be an underground tunnel. The caption says: “UK Area 51! What are they hiding down here!!” This is a reference to a secret
Logically→ A video shows a military choir being arrested at a mall in Saint Petersburg for singing against the Russia-Ukraine war.
A 2015 video of a publicity stunt regarding a James Bond movie has been incorrectly misattributed to the Russia-Ukraine war narrative.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No one can be drafted into the U.S. military without an act of Congress
The U.S. military has reinstated a draft, and women are included.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, this document doesn’t show classified Ukrainian military orders to attack the Donbas region
Classified documents from Ukraine “confirm without a shadow of a doubt” that the Ukraine government was “covertly preparing an offensive operation against Donbas, scheduled for March 2022.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Nigeria Sent ‘Over 5,500 Military Forces to Ukraine’
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
Full Fact→ Photograph of men in military uniform doesn’t show squad members of FC Dynamo Kyiv
An image that’s been shared 5,000 times on Facebook claims to show members of Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv football team in military uniform, armed with weapons. The image appears to be a screenshot of a tweet, in which the user goes on to claim:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Pilot Of Military Aircraft C-17’ Failed Emergency Landing — It’s Digital Simulation
Does this video show a failed emergency landing of a "military aircraft C-17," with the pilot getting fired as a result? No, that's not true: This footage is from a flight simulator, which can be used on personal computers. The footage is
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this former Ukrainian beauty queen has not joined the Ukrainian military to fight Russians
“The former Miss Universe-Ukraine, Anastasiia Lenna, turned in her high heels for some combat boots to fight for her country.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Image of Ukrainian president in military fatigues is not recent
Image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “has joined the front lines with his troops.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Panther Of Kharkiv’ Is NOT A Real Military Working Cat
Is this a picture of a cat, Mikael, "The panther of Kharkiv," trained by the Ukrainian army to spot Russian sniper laser dots and to signal where the sniper is? No, that's not true: While this cat may enjoy chasing a red dot, there is no
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ukrainian president is not on the frontline with military
Image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “has joined the front lines with his troops.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CNN clip on Russia’s ‘military moves in America’s backyard’ ran in 2018, not during Ukraine invasion
A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.”
Logically→ The mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko has been pictured in a military uniform with a machine gun while he fights for Ukraine.
The picture of Klitschko is from 2021. It does not show the mayor fighting on the frontline.
Logically→ The image of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in military uniform was clicked while fighting Russian troops.
Zelenskyy's image in a military uniform was taken in 2021, during his visit to Donbas on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Washington Post→ Trump Jr.’s claim of 6 million military hours spent on a ‘woke’ agenda
The president's son claimed the military was devoting 6 million hours on a "woke agenda" -- when in fact it was aimed at preventing extremism in the ranks like the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Defy ‘Biden Regime,’ Did NOT Refuse To Deploy
Did the U.S. military defy President Joe Biden by refusing to deploy? No, that's not true: A duty officer at the Pentagon told Lead Stories, "There is no truth to this claim." Also, this claim was made on a self-described satirical websit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Wife Of Ukraine’s Vice President — It’s Soldier From 2021 Military Parade Rehearsal
Does a photograph show the wife of the vice president of Ukraine in military fatigues with a weapon fighting for her motherland? No, that's not true: Ukraine does not have a vice presidential position in its government, and the image is a
Logically→ An image shows the “Ghost of Kyiv” pilot who shot down 10 Russian military planes during the Russian invasion.
An old image of a pilot testing a new helmet in 2019 has been shared widely on social media as the "Ghost of Kyiv."
Logically→ Former Miss Ukraine has joined the military to fight against Russia.
Anastasiia Lenna, Miss Ukraine in 2015, has clarified that her photo with a rifle was just to inspire people. She is not in the military.
Logically→ A video shows a Russian military helicopter firing at civilians in Kyiv at night.
A 2016 video of a failed coup attempt in Turkey has been misattributed to the current situation in Ukraine.