Abrams tanks are not yet present in Ukraine, and this footage predates the Russian invasion in 2022.
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The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Map That Depicts Part of Ukraine as Polish Territory
This map shows an accurate depiction of Poland and Ukrainian territory. (Photo from Getty Images.) An image circulating online purports to show a weather map that depicts Polish territory extending well into Western Ukraine. The image is fake. A hi
The Dispatch→ Ukraine’s Fight Against Corruption
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting in Lviv, Ukraine. (Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)Plus: Introducing Dispatch Politics, our newest newsletter offering.The post Ukraine’s Fight Against Cor
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – U.S. spending in Afghanistan dwarfs aid to Ukraine
The amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is “double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan.”
Logically→ Russian President Vladimir Putin destroyed an adrenochrome lab in Ukraine.
Putin or Russian forces did not destroy a Ukrainian adrenochrome lab. The claim originated from a story published by the parody website Real Raw News.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Fabricated story falsely claims Vladimir Putin destroyed an adrenochrome lab in Ukraine
“Putin destroys adrenochrome lab in Ukraine.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Russian Special Forces Destroy ‘Adrenochrome Lab In Ukraine’ As Of January 23, 2023
Did Russian special forces, under the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin, destroy an "adrenochrome lab in Ukraine" as of January 23, 2023? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a website that regularly publishes fabricated
Logically→ Video shows helicopter crash outside Kyiv that killed Ukraine’s interior ministry leadership.
A video of a helicopter that crashed during an airshow in Russia in 2014 has been falsely shared as footage of the recent crash in Ukraine.
Logically→ This video shows the Ukraine helicopter crash that killed 14 people on January 18, 2023.
A video of a helicopter crashed in Dallas in March 2022 has been misinterpreted to be from Kyiv, Ukraine.
Logically→ U.N. soldiers are being trained in Ukraine and sent to the U.K. disguised as migrants
The U.N. does not have its own military forces, nor does it operate training facilities in Ukraine.
The Dispatch→ Let Ukraine Defeat the Russia-Iranian War Machine
People look at a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian-made Shahed-136, in central Kyiv. (Photo by Oleksii Chumachenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images.)Biden’s chronic risk avers
The Dispatch→ Breaking the Deadlock in Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers analyze the frontlines in Bakhmut, Ukraine, in late December 2022. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)As Moscow and Kyiv consider large-scale offensives, the West weighs sending new types of weaponry. The post Breaking the Deadlock
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Merkel Does NOT Say In Interview That U.S., NATO Planned War In Ukraine Against Russia
Did former German Chancellor Angela Merkel reveal in an interview plans by the United States and NATO for war in Ukraine with Russia? No, that's not true: Nowhere in her interview with the German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel, which wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO ‘Huge Army Of 2500000 Chechens’ Preparing ‘The End Of Russia’ Or Helping Putin In Ukraine
Is there a "huge army of 2500000 Chechens preparing the end of Russia" or helping "get Putin out of the bottleneck" in Ukraine? No, that's not true: The self-contradictory claim that fails to mention a source cites an unrealistic number e
The Dispatch→ By Arming Ukraine We Arm Ourselves
Cases of TNT and gunpowder shipped from the United States under Lend-Lease are stacked in a tunnel in western England. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group/Getty Images.)Remembering the lessons of World War II.The post By Arming Ukraine We Arm
The Dispatch→ The Alternative to Winning in Ukraine Is Endless War
A woman cries as she prepares to evacuate from Kherson. Weeks after liberation, Kherson and surrounding villages are bombarded daily by Russian troops. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images.)Advocates for a hasty peace are wrong to think Russia w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Leonel Messi Did NOT Direct Profanity Or Criticism At Ukraine’s Zelenskyy In Instagram Post
Did Leonel Messi, an Argentinian football star who led his national team to the 2022 World Cup, swear at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Instagram, demanding that the Ukrainian leader "take [his] people and get out of Europe" a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the war in Ukraine isn’t over
The war in Ukraine is “all over.”
PolitiFact→ Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin lies. This is not a revelation, we know. But in 2022, Putin’s lies about Ukraine and the war he waged there killed thousands of people, drove millions from their homes and sought to blindfold his country to these atrocities.
Logically→ Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia is ready to provide Poland with the best air defense systems against Ukraine.
There is no evidence of Medvedev stating Russia's support of Poland against Ukraine. The viral screenshot of the tweet has been digitally manipulated.
AllSides→ U.S. Aid to Ukraine, Explained
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/12/u-s-aid-to-ukraine-explained/ When asked whether Republicans would
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Aid to Ukraine, Explained
When asked whether Republicans would “make it more difficult” for Congress to approve Ukrainian aid, Rep. Mike Turner criticized the $40 billion package enacted in May, saying: “We don’t need to pass $40 billion large Democrat bill
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Have gasoline prices fallen to pre-Ukraine war levels, as Joe Biden said?
“Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photos of war makeup in Ukraine are from combat medical training in 2016
Images of a woman having bloody makeup applied show "fake combatant photos” in Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Before-And-After Photos From Ukraine Do NOT Show Evidence Of Propaganda Fakery Or ‘Magically Restored’ Destruction
Is a video montage showing before and after photos of Ukrainian buildings damaged by war -- but restored to their original appearance -- an example of propagandists manipulating photos? No, that's not true: Basic image searching independe
Logically→ A video proves that Ukraine is faking footage of Russian atrocities.
This video has been taken out of context; it shows the production of the upcoming film Region of Heroes.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Theory Misinterprets FTX Support for Ukraine
Quick Take The bankruptcy of FTX, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has sparked an unfounded claim that its former CEO had conspired with Ukraine and Democratic politicians to launder U.S. aid money. FTX helped make crypto dona
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FTX helped with a cryptocurrency fundraising site, but there’s no connection to U.S. aid to Ukraine
U.S. tax dollars sent to help Ukraine laundered back by cryptocurrency firm FTX to help Democrats in midterms.
Logically→ Ukraine donated billions of dollars to U.S. Democrats through the FTX Cryptocurrency Exchange.
There is no concrete evidence supporting the claim that Ukraine funneled money back to U.S. Democrats via FTX. The accusations lack multiple facts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That US Aid To Ukraine Was ‘Laundered’ Through Crypto Exchange FTX, Channeled To Democrats
Was U.S. government aid to Ukraine misused by funding Democratic candidates during midterm campaigns through the crypto exchange FTX? No, that's not true: Social media posts did not differentiate between private donations and U.S. governm
Logically→ The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. military personnel have been deployed to Ukraine.
The U.S. military personnel are in Ukraine to carry out inspections of U.S. weapons deliveries, not to engage in combat with Russia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report That Russian Influencer Hasbulla Was Killed By Nerf Football Drone Strike in Ukraine
Did a U.S.-based cable news network publish a story stating that Russian influencer Hasbulla Magomedov died in a drone strike while fighting in Ukraine? No, that's not true: The story is a satirical fake created to look like a credible ne
Logically→ Euronews reported that an auction house in Germany is raising funds for Ukraine’s armed forces by destroying art.
The video report is fabricated and was never published by Euronews. The entities mentioned in connection with the event have denied any association.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Story about TikTok dances to help Ukraine is satire
The media reported on “5 TikTok dances you can do to help Ukraine fight Russia.”
PolitiFact→ Citizens for Sanity – Ad comparing spending on Ukraine, US children is ridiculously wrong
President Joe Biden and Democrats "send a fortune to Ukraine but nothing for our children."
Logically→ Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suspended Ukraine’s aid due to the United Kingdom’s financial crisis.
Sunak's quote about cutting public spending was about the current financial crisis in the U.K., not about the country's aid to Ukraine.
Full Fact→ The UK has not suspended aid to Ukraine
The government has pledged to continue its support.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Ukraine does not have nuclear bombs or “dirty bombs”
“Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Prove That Footage Of Russian Attacks On Ukraine Is Staged
Does a video circulating on social media show evidence that war footage of Russian attacks on Ukraine was staged? No, that's not true: It took out of context the footage of actual film sets -- one clip dating from 2013 -- recycling the fa
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video clips mischaracterized as showing fake Ukraine war footage
Video clips show staged war footage from Ukraine.