Does an image of a Russian passport shared on social media in spring 2022 prove that Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy is a secret Russian citizen? No, that's not true. Analysis of similar images shows that forged passport scans are
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Snopes→ Officials: Russian Missile Strike Hits Crowded Shopping Mall
Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine's central city of Kremenchuk.
Full Fact→ Fake video doesn’t show Russian strike on Ukrainian arms depot
The video is CGI.
Snopes→ US Basketball Star Griner Appears in Russian Court
A Russian court has set the start date of the criminal trial of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for July 1.
Snopes→ Did Video Show Russian Missile ‘Boomerang’ in Ukraine, Striking Troops Who Launched It?
We looked for the origins of a viral video that supposedly showed a Russian missile undergoing an "epic malfunction" in Ukraine.
Logically→ This video shows a Russian command center and gas filling station in the Black Sea, destroyed by Ukrainians.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Air Force F-35s Did NOT Carry Out Air Raid In Black Sea Destroying Russian Forces In June 2022
Did U.S. Air Force F-35s carry out an air raid in the Black Sea destroying Russian forces in June 2022? No, that's not true: The United States, while offering billions of dollars in military aid, equipment and training to Ukrainian forces
Logically→ A viral video shows the Russian missile Kinzhal destroying a Ukrainian arms depot.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Danish Navy Did NOT Open Fire As Russian Warships Entered Territorial Waters On June 17, 2022
Did the Danish navy open fire as Russian warships entered territorial waters on June 17, 2022? No, that's not true: According to a statement from Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the situation was handled diplomatically, not milita
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Russian Plane Crashing Due To Missile In June 2022
Did a Russian airplane get hit with a missile, killing 50 people, in 2022? No, that's not true: A fatal plane incident happened on May 6, 2019, before the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian war. Forty-one people died as a passenger plane crash-landed
Snopes→ Pope Blasts Russian ‘Cruelty,’ Lauds Ukrainian ‘Heroism’
Pope Francis has blasted the “ferocity and cruelty” of Russian troops in Ukraine while praising the “heroism” and “courage” of Ukrainians to defend their land.
PolitiFact→ Sergey Lavrov – Russian has not been banned in Ukraine, despite repeated claims
Ukraine adopted “laws banning the Russian language.”
AllSides→ Fact Check-Screenshot of video showing soldiers burning Dutch flag predates Russian invasion of Ukraine
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-dutchflag-ukrainiansoldiers/fact-check-screenshot-of-video-showing-soldiers-burning-dutch-flag-predates-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-idUSL1N2XT1PE
Snopes→ US Wins Case to Seize Russian Superyacht in Fiji, Sails Away
The United States won a legal battle to seize a Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji and wasted no time in taking command of the $325 million vessel and sailing it away from the South Pacific nation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Destroyed Russian Landing Craft In June 2022 — It’s Civilian Vessel Hit in February 2022
Does a photograph in a June 2022 news story show a destroyed Russian landing craft? No, that's not true: The photo shows a vessel that was hit by a missile off the coast of Ukraine back in February 2022. The photograph appeared in a YouTu
Snopes→ EU Leaders Agree to Ban 90% of Russian Oil by Year-End
The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.
Logically→ Ukrainian refugees burned down a house in Germany, in 2022, when trying to burn a Russian flag.
The images in the video are from two different fire incidents, one from 2013 and the other from 2021. Bild media also confirmed the claim was fake.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of a drone attacking a Russian base is from a game
Video shows “Russian desert base and infrastructure hit by Bayraktar TB2 drone.”
Logically→ This video shows a destroyed railway station in Lviv, Ukraine following Russian military attacks.
A 2013 video of the derailment of oil wagons from Russia has been falsely shared as a Russian attack on the Lviv railway station in Ukraine.
Snopes→ Russian Sentenced to Life in Ukraine’s 1st War Crimes Trial
Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin pleaded guilty to shooting a 62-year-old man in the head in a village in the northeastern Sumy region in the early days of the war.
Logically→ A Russian Navy warship, Admiral Makarov, has been hit by a Ukrainian missile.
At present, there is a lack of verifiable evidence that Russia's Admiral Makarov warship has been hit by Ukraine's Neptune missiles.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this isn’t a real video of Russian tanks getting destroyed
Video shows “Russian tank column totally destroyed by attack helicopter.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This footage of soldiers destroying Russian tank isn’t real
“Soldiers destroyed Russian tank with NLAW in ambush.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this isn’t a recent photo of Russian priests blessing 'Satan'
A recent photo shows the “Russian Orthodox Church blessing a rocket called Satan.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Russian Orthodox Priests Bless a Missile Named ‘Satan’?
Viral social media post claims to show Russian Orthodox priests blessing a missile named “Satan.”Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English) @mbk_centerI don't think you'll ever see a bigger weirdness: Russian Orthodox Church☦️ leaders ble
Logically→ A video shows Finland moving military equipment toward the Finnish–Russian border.
Military tanks were moved to southwestern Finland for a scheduled army exercise in early May 2022. This is unrelated to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Russian Soldier Pleads Guilty at Ukraine War Crimes Trial
A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian.
Poynter→ No, Ukraine isn’t using cats to spot Russian sniper lasers
The internet is full of cute cat content ― cats wearing funny outfits, cat memes, cats chasing lasers, and of course, everyone loves a good “cat-does-incredible-thing” story. However, not everything […] The post No, Ukraine isn’t using ca
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Russian Priests Blessing ‘Satan’ Missile?
The picture has been online for years preceding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking warnings that NewProfilePic app is Russian spyware
The NewProfilePic app is Russian spyware.
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→ 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.
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
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→ 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