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Logically→ The International Committee of the Red Cross is using the millions it collected to help Ukraine to sponsor the deportation of Ukrainians to Russia.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is not facilitating the deportation of Ukrainian nationals to Russia.
Logically→ This image shows a road sign stuck on a Ukrainian fighter jet as it flew low to avoid radar detection.
Photos and videos claiming to show low-flying Ukrainian fighter jets during Russia's invasion of Ukraine are from a separate incident in 2020.
Snopes→ Russia Hits Near Kyiv, Other City Despite Vows to Scale Back
Russian forces pounded areas around Kyiv and another Ukrainian city overnight, just hours after Moscow pledged to scale back military operations in those places.
Snopes→ Russia Says It Will Cut Back Operations Near Ukraine Capital
Russia’s military said it would “fundamentally" cut back operations near Ukraine’s capital and a northern city, potentially a significant concession by Moscow
Logically→ CNN used footage from Canada while reporting on an explosion in Lviv on March 26.
CNN's coverage showed firefighters at the Lviv explosion site wearing protective gear that read "Edmonton" because Edmonton firefighters donated it.
Logically→ The Russian Air Force has used prohibited phosphorus bombs to attack Ukraine.
There are no independent sources to verify whether the Russians have used white phosphorus bombs on Ukraine.
Logically→ The Russian Air Force has used prohibited phosphorus bombs to attack Ukraine.
There are no independent sources to verify whether the Russians have used white phosphorus bombs on Ukraine.
Snopes→ Did CNN Show Edmonton, Canada, Fire Video as if It Were Lviv Explosion?
The footage in question showed CNN anchors John Berman and Don Lemon and was broadcast on the morning of March 26, 2022.
Logically→ A video shows two Slovak lawmakers pouring water on the Ukrainian flag in an act of support for Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine.
The video, shot in Slovakia's National Council, was taken in February 2022, weeks before the invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Does Video Show Zelenskyy Singing John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’?
The Ukrainian president became something of a cult figure during Russia's invasion of his country in the spring of 2022.
Snopes→ Holocaust Survivors Flee from Ukraine to Germany for Safety
In an unexpected twist of history, some of the 10,000 Holocaust survivors who had been living in Ukraine have now been taken to safety in Germany.
Logically→ This image of Biden leaving for Europe is fake, as the trees in the background would not have been in full foliage on the day it was taken.
Our analysis found that the image was not staged but was captured in the south lawns where there are evergreen southern magnolia trees.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say to US Troops About Ukraine: ‘You’re Gonna See When You’re There’?
The Kyiv Independent referred to U.S. President Joe Biden's choice of words in front of U.S. troops in Poland as an "apparent gaffe."
Snopes→ Ukraine Says 300 Died in Theater Attack, Hunger Grips Cities
In a vain attempt to protect the hundreds of people taking cover inside the theater, “CHILDREN” in Russian had been printed in huge white letters on the ground in two places outside the grand, columned building to make it visible from the air.
Logically→ A video shows a supposedly dead person in a body bag smoking a cigarette in Ukraine.
A 2020 video from the set of a music video filmed in Russia is falsely claimed to be from the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ There are several U.S.-funded Biolabs in Ukraine.
The U.S. has funded Ukrainian researchers working to stop the spread of dangerous diseases. They are not producing biological weapons.
Logically→ At least 35 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on a base in Lviv, western Ukraine.
The head of Lviv Regional State Administration confirmed that at least 35 people were killed due to a Russian missile attack on the Lviv region.
Snopes→ NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian Troops Dead in Ukraine
By way of comparison, Moscow lost about 15,000 soldiers in Afghanistan over 10 years.
Logically→ Ukraine’s health minister Viktor Liashko is an American.
Viktor Liashko is a Ukrainian citizen by birth. Claims stating otherwise are intended to discredit the Ukrainian administration.
Logically→ The renowned former Canadian Armed Forces sniper known as ‘Wali’ has been killed by Russian forces in Ukraine.
Wali has confirmed that he is in fact alive and well.
Poynter→ There is no evidence that Putin invaded Ukraine to ‘crush child traffickers’
According to one narrative being shared on social media, Russia has a noble aim for its war against Ukraine: to end child trafficking there. “Putin vows to ‘crush’ child traffickers […] The post There is no evidence that Putin invaded U
Snopes→ Is Nestle Still Operating in Russia?
The world’s largest food and beverage company came under fire after dozens of governments and private organizations publicly sanctioned Russia.
Snopes→ ‘No Mercy’: Mariupol Bombing Compared to Nazi War Crimes
The president of Poland compared Russia’s attacks on Ukraine to Nazi forces during World War II.
Snopes→ Don’t Donate to Ukraine Through This Facebook Crypto Scam
Facebook ads on a page designed to resemble Crypto.com used the war in Ukraine to try to scam users out of donations.
Logically→ Andriy Bohdan is a lawyer in Ukraine’s entertainment industry and is the head of the Presidential Administration.
Bohdan was removed as chief of staff in 2020 and is no longer a part of the Ukrainian Presidential Administration.
Logically→ Ukraine’s former president Petro Poroshenko was a CIA informant.
The claim is baseless. There are no investigations or reports to indicate that Petro Poroshenko is a CIA informant.
Poynter→ Why Arnold Schwarzenegger’s video to Russians is a master class in how to get people to reconsider their views
It’s hard for fact-checkers to admit it, but sometimes all the evidence, sources and citations in the world won’t change people’s minds. Our work is beloved by those who are […] The post Why Arnold Schwarzenegger’s video to Russians i
Snopes→ Ukraine Rejects Russian Demand for Surrender in Mariupol
Ukrainian officials defiantly rejected a Russian demand that their forces in Mariupol lay down their arms and raise white flags in exchange for safe passage out of the besieged port city.
Logically→ Russia fired a hypersonic missile at Ukraine.
Russia made claims that it fired a Kinzhal missile in Ukraine, but other governments and international bodies have not confirmed it.
Poynter→ Tulsi Gabbard falsely claimed the US is ‘not so different’ from Russia on freedom of speech
Speaking on Fox News amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard falsely claimed that Russia and the U.S. are largely the same when it comes to […] The post Tulsi Gabbard falsely claimed the US is
Snopes→ Putin Appears at Big Rally As Troops Press Attack in Ukraine
The rally took place three weeks into the invasion that has led to heavier-than-expected Russian losses on the battlefield and increasingly authoritarian rule at home.
Snopes→ Tennessee Guard Members Safe Despite Russian Reports
Three current and former members of the Tennessee National Guard are safe and accounted for, despite a Russian newspaper’s false report that the men were killed while fighting in Ukraine.
Snopes→ Putin Deepfake Imagines Russian President Announcing Surrender
This is likely the first time that deepfake videos have been created and deployed in a war propaganda effort.
Snopes→ Netflix Is Streaming Zelenskyy’s 2015 TV Show, ‘Servant of the People’
The one where he played a schoolteacher who was elected president of Ukraine.
Logically→ An image shows three exhausted Ukrainian firefighters amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A 2019 image showing three exhausted Tasmanian firefighters has been falsely attributed to Ukrainian firefighters amid the ongoing Ukraine invasion.
Snopes→ Russian Strikes Hit Ukrainian Capital and Outskirts of Lviv
World leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeated attacks on civilian targets, including schools, hospitals and residential areas.
Logically→ An image shows Pakistani students using the Indian flag to escape Ukraine.
An image of Indian students waving the Indian flag was falsely attributed to being Pakistani students fleeing Ukraine, using the Indian flag as cover.
Poynter→ Broken URLs helped fuel the unfounded conspiracy theory about biolabs in Ukraine
Ukraine’s biological research laboratories have been in the news in recent weeks as Russia, China and a number of media pundits falsely claimed that their existence was proof that the […] The post Broken URLs helped fuel the unfounded conspirac
Snopes→ No, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Did Not Wear a Nazi Symbol
Conspiracy theorists and Russian apologists reached new lows in attacking the Ukrainian president in March 2022.