Is the wife of the suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico a Ukrainian refugee? No, that's not true: The head of the country's national police said that such speculations on social media are "definit
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The Dispatch→ Russia Opens Up New Front in Northeastern Ukraine
‘Every hour this situation moves toward critical.’
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Replacement of Milwaukee election official unrelated to 2020 election
With the 2024 election just six months away, social media users continue to promote erroneous claims of election-related fraud in 2020, most recently with a spotlight on Wisconsin.
The Dispatch→ Europe Announces Plan to Use Frozen Russian Assets for Ukraine
‘There could be … no greater use for that money than to make Ukraine and all of Europe a safer place to live.’
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Karine Jean-Pierre didn’t say the US and Ukraine won World War II
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the United States and Ukraine won World War II.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Press Secretary Did NOT Answer Question On ‘Ukrainian Manifestations Of Nazism’ — Altered Video
Did White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre field a question on the topic of alleged Ukrainian manifestations of Nazism from a reporter during a press briefing? No, that's not true on both counts: The reporter did not ask this ques
The Dispatch→ A Plan for Victory in Ukraine
Congress wants a strategy for Ukraine to win, not merely survive. The administration should embrace it.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, France did not deploy troops to fight with Ukraine against Russia
Social media users are pointing to the blog post as proof that French troops have been sent to fight Russia alongside Ukraine as the war continues in its third year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Mike Lindell At The Waukesha Wisconsin Trump Rally Is NOT Real — Digitally Edited
Is a photo showing a haggard Mike Lindell posing for a photo with a Trump rally-goer in Waukesha authentic? No, that's not true: This photo has been digitally edited. The original photo shows a smiling Lindell posing with liberal Wisconsi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Spetznas’ Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine
Did "Spetznas" snipers fatally shoot the World Economic Forum's head of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, Kiva Allgood, on April 26, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this happened. In ad
Full Fact→ What photo ID do you need to vote in the UK?
A guide to voter ID requirements ahead of the May local elections and the forthcoming general election.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Debt relief offer is from private UK company, not US government program
"The administration (has) passed a new bill to help Americans with $15,000+ in credit card debt to write off their balance by 50%."
AllSides→ Does the April 2024 US foreign aid package include millions of dollars for pensions in Ukraine?
https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/does-the-newly-approved-us-aid-package-to-ukraine-include-millions-of-dollars-for-pensions?utm_source=AllSides&utm_id=112
The Dispatch→ Ukraine Aid Vote Ramps Up Tension Within the GOP
Mike Johnson could yet face a challenge to his speakership.
The Dispatch→ Ukraine Aid Could Cost Mike Johnson the Speakership
'You do the right thing, and you let the chips fall where they may.'
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week the House Passed Ukraine Aid
Plus, Israel responds to Iran’s attack, and Donald Trump’s Manhattan trial is underway.
The Dispatch→ House Democrats Help Mike Johnson Tee Up Ukraine Aid for a Vote
Plus: What to watch for as arguments in Trump’s Manhattan trial begin.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s Proposed Ukraine ‘Deal’ Threatens European Security
The continent’s leaders can’t afford to wait to see how the U.S. election turns out.
The Dispatch→ Video Purporting to Show Iranian Attack on Israel Is Actually a Ukraine Strike on Crimea
Analysts have used geolocation to show that the video was taken in Sevastopol.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Baby Surrounded By Debris Does NOT Portray Damage Caused By Foreign Mercenaries In Ukraine — Scene Was Staged In 2015
Does a photo of a toddler walking past the debris of burned village homes portray the damage caused by foreign mercenaries in Ukraine? No, that's not true: The image is a screenshot of a 2015 staged music video. In 2024, the picture was r
Full Fact→ Telegraph headline misrepresents estimate of foreign aid spent within UK
A think tank estimated half of UK government bilateral aid spending last year was spent within the UK, not half of total UK aid spending.
Full Fact→ The UK asylum backlog: explained
A guide to the backlog of asylum decisions, the difference between the “flow” and “legacy” backlogs, and how the backlog has been impacted by recent government policy.
The Dispatch→ Will Ukraine Aid Sink or Save Speaker Mike Johnson?
The Republican’s position hangs in the balance.
The Dispatch→ Zelensky Lowers Military Conscription Age in Ukraine
In dire need of materiel from the United States, Ukrainians are adapting.
PolitiFact→ How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse
Soon after the Baltimore bridge collapse, paid subscribers on X blamed Ukraine and Israel for the disaster. A review of X and other platforms shows these false claims came largely from pro-Russia, “MAGA” and QAnon accounts.
Full Fact→ No evidence captain of Baltimore crash ship is Ukrainian
The ship’s management said at the time of the incident the entire crew was composed of Indian nationals.
Full Fact→ Image shows Beirut, not explosion at Ukraine security service headquarters
A picture being shared with the claim it depicts the aftermath of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv is actually from Beirut in 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Captain Of Ship That Hit Francis Scott Key Bridge In Baltimore Was NOT Ukrainian
Was the captain of the Dali cargo vessel that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 24, 2024, Ukrainian? No, that's not true: A representative of the company operating the ship confirmed to Lead Stories that all 22 crew m
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, the captain of the container ship that hit the bridge in Baltimore wasn’t Ukrainian
“The captain of the container ship Dali…is a Ukrainian.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Captain of container ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse is Indian, not Ukrainian
Following the crash that caused Key Bridge to collapse early Tuesday, social media users shared a screenshot of a webpage they said identified Dali’s captain.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Defense Official Oleksiy Danilov Did NOT Describe Moscow Concert Hall Attack As ‘A Lot Of Fun’ — It’s A Deepfake
Did Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, describe the Moscow concert hall attack on March 22, 2024, as "a lot of fun"? No, that's not true: The video purportedly showing an interview with Dani
Full Fact→ How many people were ‘deported’ from the UK in 2023?
We take a look at the figures after the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed the government had “deported 24,000 illegal migrants”.
PolitiFact→ In context: Judging Milwaukee’s crime rate
In context: How to judge Milwaukee’s crime rate
Full Fact→ ‘BBC’ report about a supposed $53m payment to Ukrainian general is fake
The clip cites independent investigative organisation Bellingcat as its supposed source, but they’ve confirmed that no such investigation exists.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts share synthetic image of Ukrainian drone attack as real
Amid a new wave of Ukrainian attacks inside Russian territory, including a fire sparked by a drone that fell on an oil refinery in the Krasnodar region, social media users are sharing the image as if it is a photo of an actual event.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Union Jack At Half Mast In The UK In 2024
Does a viral image show the national flag of the United Kingdom, also known as the Union Jack, "flying at half-mast at some Government Buildings" in the UK in March 2024? No, that's not true: The photo was taken in 2022. It captured the l
PolitiFact→ Cavalier Johnson – Milwaukee Mayor Johnson says the city “never defunded the police.” Is he right?
In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.”
The Dispatch→ Ukrainians on the Front Line Reflect on a War Still Raging
‘The best medicine is artillery.’
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts misrepresent a photo of a Ukrainian soldier balancing on his prosthetic limbs
Social media users are sharing the photo of Tsymbalyuk with erroneous information, furthering false claims about Nazism’s influence in Ukraine that have spread widely since Russia invaded the country more than two years ago.
Full Fact→ Memorials honouring Gurkha and Sikh soldiers already exist in the UK
An announcement in the Budget about funding for a memorial for Muslim soldiers has led to misleading claims circulating on social media.