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Snopes→ Is the ‘What I Would Do’ Trump Quote About Ukraine Real?
A meme displayed a genuine quote from former U.S. President Donald Trump that showed some of his thoughts on how to help Ukraine during Russia's invasion.
Logically→ The current monkeypox outbreak appears to be a lab strain with unknown characteristics that likely originated in a U.S. bioweapons laboratory in Ukraine.
Preliminary analysis by the World Health Organization confirms that the current monkeypox cases belong to known variants found in West Africa.
AllSides→ Ukraine war: Kremenchuk shopping centre attack claims fact-checked
https://www.bbc.com/news/61967480 Within hours of the attack on a shopping centre in the central Ukrain
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Picture Of A Crying Girl Does NOT Show The Consequences Of Russia’s 2022 Invasion Of Ukraine
Does a picture of a grieving girl hugging a tombstone stem from the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true. The photograph first appeared on a Georgian-language website in January 2019. The original image contained a Georgian-l
Logically→ Biden said Ukraine should give part of its territory to Russia in a “negotiated settlement.”
Full Fact→ Fake video doesn’t show Russian strike on Ukrainian arms depot
The video is CGI.
Snopes→ G-7 Leaders Confer with Zelenskyy, Prep New Aid for Ukraine
Leading economic powers conferred by video link with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as they underscored their commitment to Ukraine for “as long as it takes.”
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Ukrainian City Of Ochakiv Is NOT Home To A NATO Base
Is it true that Russia destroyed a NATO base in the Ukrainian city of Ochakiv? No, it's not true. Not a single NATO facility has ever existed in Ukraine. The Ochakiv naval base belongs to Ukraine, not NATO. While it was reported that Russ
Snopes→ Ukrainian Army Leaving Battered City for Fortified Positions
The planned withdrawal from Sievierodonetsk comes after relentless Russian bombardment that has reduced most of the industrial city to rubble.
Logically→ This video shows a Russian command center and gas filling station in the Black Sea, destroyed by Ukrainians.
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Full Fact→ Image does not show chemicals being dispersed over the UK
A Facebook post inaccurately compares contrails caused by a US Air Force formation over the UK to a chemical spraying operation during the Vietnam War.
Logically→ A viral video shows the Russian missile Kinzhal destroying a Ukrainian arms depot.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Julian Assange’s Organization’ Did NOT Release Series Of Clips Exposing ‘Brutal WAR CRIMES’ Of US, UK After Assange Extradition Order
Did "Julian Assange's Organization" release a series of clips exposing "brutal WAR CRIMES" of the U.S. and British militaries after WikiLeaks founder Assange was ordered to be extradited to the United States? No, that's not true: When the
Logically→ Johnson & Johnson sunscreen products cause leukemia.
Snopes→ Nobel Sold for Ukrainian Kids Shatters Record at $103.5M
The Nobel Peace Prize auctioned off by Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold for $103.5 million, shattering the old record for a Nobel.
Logically→ A video shows an explosion that occurred at the Azot plant in Severodonetsk, Ukraine, in 2022.
An old video from a 2014 explosion in Donetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine, has been falsely shared as a recent explosion in Severodonetsk, Ukraine.
AllSides→ No, CNN did not fake Ukrainian war footage
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2022/no-cnn-did-not-fake-ukrainian-war-footage/ Following Russia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Poland Did NOT Annex Ukraine Via Tax Office Data Contract
Is it true that at the beginning of June 2022 Poland annexed Ukraine? No that's not true. Such posts on social networks began to appear after the publication of a press release from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, in which the a
Poynter→ No, CNN did not fake Ukrainian war footage
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine beginning Feb. 24, misinformation about the situation has spread rapidly. For example, this tweet claims that CNN was faking war footage in Ukraine. The tweet […] The post No, CNN did not fake Ukrainian wa
Snopes→ Eurovision 2023 Won’t Be Held in Ukraine; UK May Step in
The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest said that it will start talks with the BBC on possibly holding next year's event in the U.K. after concluding that it can't be held in Ukraine.
Full Fact→ The EU did not completely outlaw use of imperial measures in the UK
Claims that the EU forced the UK to adopt the metric system and made the use of imperial measures illegal are not entirely true.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Miami DID Sponsor ‘Guns 4 Ukraine’ Gun Buyback Program
Did the city of Miami sponsor a gun buyback program in support of Ukraine? Yes, that's true: The June 18, 2022, event is being used to get guns off the street and also to support Ukraine. Donations are going to the Ukrainian Congress Comm
Logically→ A video shows Russia shot down NATO helicopters in Ukraine.
The widely circulated video is a video game footage from Arma 3. It is not related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ UK Govt Approves Extradition of Assange; He Plans to Appeal
The British government ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges — a milestone, but not the end of the decade-long legal saga.
Snopes→ As Russia Presses Assault, Ukraine Given Possible Path to EU
The executive arm of the European Union recommended that Ukraine be granted candidate status to one day join the 27-nation bloc.
Snopes→ Leaders Pledge Arms and EU Path for Ukraine in Kyiv Visit
The leaders of four European Union nations visited Ukraine, vowing to back Kyiv's bid to become an official candidate to join the bloc in a high-profile show of support for the country fending off a Russian invasion.
Snopes→ 2 US Veterans from Alabama Reported Missing in Ukraine
Two U.S. veterans from Alabama who were in Ukraine assisting in the war against Russia haven't been heard from in days and are missing.
Logically→ A video circulating online shows a group of Ukrainian refugees beating a Polish citizen to death.
Polish officials have confirmed that the perpetrators of the murder in the video were Polish citizens, not Ukrainian refugees.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – The Pentagon didn’t ‘admit’ that there are 46 US-funded biolabs in Ukraine
The Pentagon "finally comes clean" and "admits...that there are 46 U.S. military-funded biolabs in Ukraine"
Full Fact→ No evidence one refugee from Rwanda will come to the UK for every asylum seeker sent there
The Home Office said this is not happening, and has previously said “a small number” of refugees will be resettled in the UK.
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.
Logically→ The Red Cross has been involved in the organ trafficking of over a thousand Ukrainian children in Mariupol.
There is no evidence to support this allegation. The International Committee of the Red Cross has categorically denied organ trafficking.
Poynter→ No, footage of the war in Ukraine was not filmed on a movie set
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, thousands of people have taken to social media to spread awareness and donate to help the Ukrainian people. But some social media users have a […] The post No, footage of the war in Ukraine was not filmed on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prince Charles Is NOT King And Harry And Meghan Are NOT Permanently Banned From UK In June 2022
Were Prince Harry and Meghan Markle permanently banned from the United Kingdom since Charles became king? No, that's not true: Charles, the Prince of Wales and first in line to the throne, was not king as of June 13, 2022. Queen Elizabeth
Logically→ An image shows shops in Prague that have put up signs prohibiting Ukrainians from entering.
The images being circulated on social media are digitally altered.
Snopes→ Wreck of 17th-Century Royal Warship Found off UK Coast
Explorers and historians are telling the world about the discovery of the wreck of a royal warship that sank in 1682 while carrying a future king of England, Ireland and Scotland.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, the Ukrainian colors were not added to an official pride flag
The official pride flag was altered to include Ukrainian colors.
Snopes→ 3 Foreigners Who Fought for Ukraine Sentenced to Death
The proceedings against the three captured fighters were denounced by Ukraine and the West as a sham and a violation of the rules of war.