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Snopes→ McDonald’s to Sell Its Russian Business, Try to Keep Workers
McDonald's said that it has started the process of selling its Russian business, which includes 850 restaurants that employ 62,000 people.
Logically→ Russia has seized drones carrying chemical agents that cause COVID-19 and other diseases in Ukraine.
The video shared by Russian media is not of combat drones, but agricultural DJI AGRAS T30 multi-copters used for crop dusting.
Logically→ An image still from a video shows Oleksandra Zelenska, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s daughter, disowning her father for killing Ukrainian people during the Russian invasion.
An image from a 2017 video of a girl tearfully begging for an iPhone 7 from a man has been mislabeled as Volodymyr Zelenskyy's daughter.
Logically→ Nestlé has not stopped its business operations in Russia.
Nestlé has stopped most of its operations in Russia. It continues to provide essential infant, medical, and hospital nutrition.
Snopes→ Is ‘New Profile Pic’ App a Russian Malware Scam?
There's little evidence to suggest that this app is any more invasive in its collection of user data than other apps.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this is not footage of Ukraine shooting down a Russian plane with troops on board
Says video shows "Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian plane carrying hundreds (of) troops on Kyiv airport."
Truth or Fiction?→ Russian Ambassador to Poland Covered in Red Paint?
On May 9 2022, three Imgur posts purportedly showed Russia’s ambassador to Poland after an incident in Warsaw in which protesters threw red paint at him: One of the three posts linked to a tweet featuring video of the purported protest in Warsa
Logically→ Chinese state television displayed a map showing how Russia will be divided among other countries after its collapse.
China did not air a map depicting a divided Russia. A map showing Russia's neighboring countries relative to its vast area has been miscaptioned.
Snopes→ Official: US Gave Intel Before Ukraine Sank Russian Warship
It was a high-profile embarrassment for Russia's military, but the Pentagon denied that it played a direct role in the strike.
Logically→ This image shows a bridge that was destroyed in the Kursk region in Russia on May 1, 2022.
An old image from 2020 of a railway bridge collapse in the Murmansk region, Russia, has been incorrectly attributed to the recent incident in 2022.
Logically→ English actor Ian McKellen went to Lviv to support Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
Ian McKellen clarified via Twitter that he had not visited Ukraine during Russia's invasion after social media posts spread misinformation.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No credible reports indicate that Starlink was used in Russian ship attack
“Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva.
Logically→ Stepan Tarabalka, dubbed the ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ has been confirmed KIA after shooting down 40 Russian planes.
The death of a Ukrainian air force major general in combat has been misattributed. The existence of the Ghost of Kyiv is unclear.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO ‘NATO Patriot Missile Attack’ On Russian Troops Near Ukraine Border
Did a NATO Patriot missile attack hit Russian troops near the Ukraine border? No, that's not true: A NATO official confirmed there was not any kind of NATO attack on Russian troops in late April 2022. The Patriot is used by more than 17 n
Snopes→ No, a Video Doesn’t Show Finland Moving Tanks to the Russian Border
The video shows Finnish tanks being transported for a military exercise taking place amid Russian nuclear threats.
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump’s Bogus DHS Chief Changed Intel on Russia that ‘Hurt’ him: Report
The wrongfully-installed “acting” head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ordered changes in 2020 to a report on Russian interference saying it would hurt then-United States President Donald Trump, according to a report from the d
Truth or Fiction?→ Russian State Media Claimed Ukraine Showed Signs of ‘Black Magic’ Use
On May 4 2022, Ukrainian journalist Anastasiia Lapatina tweeted about Russian state media purportedly accusing the Ukrainian military of engaging in “black magic”: Russian state media: “Signs of black magic were found in Ukrainian milit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Troops Using ‘Dozens Of UK-Sent Tanks’ To Attack Russian Convoy
Did Ukrainian troops attack a Russian armored vehicle convoy with dozens of "U.K.-sent tanks"? No, that's not true: The video posted, which is filled with footage of tanks, has absolutely no footage of Ukrainian troops attacking a Russian
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Drop ‘Dozens’ Of Bombs From Drone On Russian Forces On May 4, 2022
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
Snopes→ EU Takes Major Step Toward Russian Oil Ban, New Sanctions
The European Union's top official called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia and target the country’s biggest bank and major broadcasters in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Logically→ This video shows Russia’s attack on Donbas in April 2022.
This video has been circulating on social networks since January 2022, before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Is Russia Leaving the International Space Station?
For context, the head of the Russian space agency has threatened that the station could crash into Earth because of sanctions.
Snopes→ Does Russia Meet the Criteria of Being a ‘Terrorist State’?
The Ukrainian President called on the U.S. to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Moon At The Border Of Russia And Canada At The North Pole’– It’s Computer-Generated Art
Does this video show the moon eclipsing the sun over the North Pole at "the border of Russia and Canada"? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson told Lead Stories that this video "isn't showing a real phenomenon." This footage is from a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, NATO jets didn’t destroy Russian aircraft
“War Begins — F-35, F-16 and MiG-29 NATO intercept and destroy Russia Jets in Polish air space.”
Full Fact→ Overturned cars in Ukraine were likely flipped by Russian forces, not explosion
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
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.
Poynter→ Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a look back at yellow journalism’s role in the Spanish-American War
Scroll through social media feeds today and you can expect to be bombarded with dubious claims about Russia’s war in Ukraine. Many were created by or on behalf of Russia, […] The post Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a look back at yellow j
PolitiFact→ Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a look back at yellow journalism and the Spanish-American War
A war, atrocities, and misinformation: It’s happening today with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but today’s events also have echoes of the Spanish-American War of 1898.
Snopes→ Russia Releases US Marine Vet As Part of Prisoner Exchange
Russia and the United States carried out a dramatic prisoner exchange, trading a Marine veteran jailed in Moscow for a convicted Russian drug trafficker serving a long prison sentence in America.
Snopes→ Russia Cuts off 2 EU Nations from Its Gas in War Escalation
One day after the United States and other Western allies vowed to speed more and better military supplies to Ukraine, the Kremlin upped the ante, using its most essential export as leverage.
Poynter→ Evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine keeps mounting. Here’s what could happen next.
As the Russian military continues to pound Ukraine, evidence of war crimes keeps mounting. Could perpetrators be held to account under international law? If so, how soon could that happen? And what […] The post Evidence of Russian war crimes in
Logically→ This image shows the sunken Russian warship Moskva.
The image in question shows a Russian helicopter.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Posts MAY Show Russian Agents Arresting ‘Neo-Nazis’ — But Clues Suggest It Could Be Staged, Fabricated
Do social media posts show Russian agents arresting neo-Nazis for an assassination plot and then displaying their confiscated property? Maybe, it's not clear what the images show: A video of the purported raid was released by Russia's Fed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Great Britain Did NOT Threaten To Nuke Russia As Of Late April 2022
Did Great Britain threaten to use nuclear weapons against Russia during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: A spokesperson at the press office of No. 10 Downing Street in London -- the office of U.K. Prime Minister Bori
PolitiFact→ War crime prosecutions in the Russia-Ukraine war: What to expect
As the Russian military continues to pound Ukraine, evidence of war crimes keeps mounting. Could perpetrators be held to account under international law? If so, how soon could that happen?
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video shows Norwegian military practice shot, not Russian warship exploding
A video shows the Russian warship Moskva exploding.
Snopes→ Russia Hits Rail, Fuel Facilities in Attacks Deep in Ukraine
Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive.
Snopes→ Possible Mass Graves Near Mariupol As Russia Attacks in East
Mounds of dirt seen in satellite imagery that Ukrainian officials say indicate new mass graves highlighted the savagery of a war that showed no signs of abating.