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Snopes→ No, Military Didn’t Find Pesticides in Moderna Vaccines

2022-05-13 Is it "satire," or gaslighting the public with potentially dangerous medical misinformation? You be the judge. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Tom Vilsack To Hang

2022-05-10 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, the military hasn’t arrested Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack

2022-05-06 “Military Arrests Biden’s Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Destroy Moderna Vaccine Warehouse

2022-05-03 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on April 26, 2022

2022-05-02 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 Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Moscow Summons Croatian Military Attaché to Hand in a Protest Note … He Simply Refuses to Take it. Legend’

2022-04-28 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. Go to site post…»

Logically→ This video shows a western military train sent to assist Ukraine during the 2022 Russian invasion.

2022-04-28 A video from 2017 that shows a derailed train in Russia is misattributed to the current Russian invasion of Ukraine. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video shows Norwegian military practice shot, not Russian warship exploding

2022-04-25 A video shows the Russian warship Moskva exploding. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, David Axelrod Hasn’t Been Arrested by the US Military

2022-04-22 The claim was made by a website that frequently makes fantastical (i.e., false) claims. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Dr. Anthony Fauci to Hang At Guantanamo Bay

2022-04-22 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Google Says It Did NOT Unblur Satellite Images Showing Russian Military Facilities

2022-04-20 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Google Maps did not change blurring settings to reveal secret Russian military facilities

2022-04-20 After Russia invaded Ukraine, Google Maps “opened all military and strategic facilities in Russia.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: David Axelrod Was NOT Arrested By U.S. Military — This Claim Is From Satirical Site

2022-04-19 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Josh Mandel – In Ohio US Senate race, Mandel falsely claimed that Gibbons said military service isn’t ‘real work’

2022-04-01 Says Mike Gibbons said "military service doesn't count as real work." Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Singing Group Were NOT Arrested In Russia In 2022

2022-03-31 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, Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC News Did NOT Broadcast Stock Footage Of Military Scenes As If Live War Coverage

2022-03-28 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest Loretta Lynch

2022-03-25 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 Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ US military deaths didn’t increase by 1,100% last year

2022-03-25 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the military didn’t raid the Biden residence

2022-03-24 “There was a raid on the Biden residence yesterday by the military!” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest ‘Dr. Fauci’s NIH Assistant’

2022-03-21 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 Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Video of underground tunnel isn’t a secret UK military site

2022-03-21 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 Go to site post…»

Logically→ A video shows a military choir being arrested at a mall in Saint Petersburg for singing against the Russia-Ukraine war.

2022-03-17 A 2015 video of a publicity stunt regarding a James Bond movie has been incorrectly misattributed to the Russia-Ukraine war narrative. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No one can be drafted into the U.S. military without an act of Congress

2022-03-14 The U.S. military has reinstated a draft, and women are included. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, this document doesn’t show classified Ukrainian military orders to attack the Donbas region

2022-03-14 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.” 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…»

Full Fact→ Photograph of men in military uniform doesn’t show squad members of FC Dynamo Kyiv

2022-03-10 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: Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Pilot Of Military Aircraft C-17’ Failed Emergency Landing — It’s Digital Simulation

2022-03-08 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this former Ukrainian beauty queen has not joined the Ukrainian military to fight Russians

2022-03-07 “The former Miss Universe-Ukraine, Anastasiia Lenna, turned in her high heels for some combat boots to fight for her country.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Image of Ukrainian president in military fatigues is not recent

2022-03-04 Image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “has joined the front lines with his troops.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Panther Of Kharkiv’ Is NOT A Real Military Working Cat

2022-03-03 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ukrainian president is not on the frontline with military

2022-03-03 Image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “has joined the front lines with his troops.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CNN clip on Russia’s ‘military moves in America’s backyard’ ran in 2018, not during Ukraine invasion

2022-03-03 A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.” Go to site post…»

Logically→ The mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko has been pictured in a military uniform with a machine gun while he fights for Ukraine.

2022-03-03 The picture of Klitschko is from 2021. It does not show the mayor fighting on the frontline. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The image of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in military uniform was clicked while fighting Russian troops.

2022-03-03 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. Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ Trump Jr.’s claim of 6 million military hours spent on a ‘woke’ agenda

2022-03-03 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. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Defy ‘Biden Regime,’ Did NOT Refuse To Deploy

2022-03-02 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Wife Of Ukraine’s Vice President — It’s Soldier From 2021 Military Parade Rehearsal

2022-03-01 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 Go to site post…»

Logically→ An image shows the “Ghost of Kyiv” pilot who shot down 10 Russian military planes during the Russian invasion.

2022-03-01 An old image of a pilot testing a new helmet in 2019 has been shared widely on social media as the "Ghost of Kyiv." Go to site post…»

Logically→ Former Miss Ukraine has joined the military to fight against Russia.

2022-03-01 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. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A video shows a Russian military helicopter firing at civilians in Kyiv at night.

2022-03-01 A 2016 video of a failed coup attempt in Turkey has been misattributed to the current situation in Ukraine. Go to site post…»

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