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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→ 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→ Did Biden Say, ‘Putin Decides He’s Gonna Invade Russia’?
Viral video clips purportedly showed U.S. President Joe Biden mistaking Russia and Ukraine when speaking about Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Russia Reportedly Asked North Korea for Help with Its Failing Invasion,’ North Korea Said Russia Was ‘Too Insane for Us’
On March 16 2022, an Imgur screenshot of a tweet by @XSovietNews suggested that a British tabloid (specifically, The Mirror) wrote an entire news story about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine based solely on a single satirical post to social media:
Logically→ Vladimir Putin has warned FIFA that there will be no world cup in Qatar if Russia is not allowed to participate.
Vladimir Putin has not threatened FIFA for suspending the Russian football team from participating in the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
Logically→ Vladimir Putin met Indian students aboard the Air India flight evacuating from Ukraine to wish them a safe journey.
A video of Indian ambassador Rahul Shrivastava with the Indian students in the aircraft was falsely shared as Putin addressing them.
Snopes→ Bounty on Putin? Russian Businessman Puts Up $1M for Putin’s Arrest
While the initial posting of this bounty featured a "Dead or Alive" poster, it has since been removed from the post.
Logically→ Russia’s President Putin told Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan that Gilgit-Baltistan should be part of India.
The subtitles posted in the viral video are fake. The video had no mention of Pakistan or Gilgit-Baltistan.
Truth or Fiction?→ Putin ‘Stripped of Black Belt’
On March 2 2022, two Imgur posts claimed Russia’s president Vladimir Putin was “stripped of his black belt”; one of the two posts was an Instagram screenshot, the other depicting a February 28 2022 post on Reddit’s r/worldnews:
Logically→ The media wants us to hate Putin because he rejected the New World Order.
Putin is facing criticism because Russia is invading its neighbor Ukraine. This has nothing to do with the New World Order conspiracy theory.
Snopes→ No, Putin Was Not Compared to Hitler on the Cover of Time Magazine
The artist told Snopes that he would “never willingly contribute to misinformation.”
Snopes→ Did Russia’s Sberbank Limit Cash Withdrawals to $20?
After Russian forces invaded Ukraine in late February 2022, rumors spread on social media that Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, had imposed a very low cash withdrawal limit.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Ukraine’s President on His Country’s Version of ‘Dancing With The Stars’?
As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky led his country through an invasion by Russian forces in February 2022, highlights from his previous career spread more frequently online. Specifically, the footage shows Zelensky’s performances on Tant
Snopes→ Did Turkish Football Fans Chant Putin ‘Looks Like a Dick’?
This wasn't the first time anti-Putin chants rained down from the rafters.
Snopes→ Did Putin Threaten Nuclear Retaliation Against Anyone Who Gets in His Way?
During a Kremlin speech, the Russian president said there would be "consequences" like "never seen in history" to those who interfere with Russia's military incursion into Ukraine.
Snopes→ Biden Warns Putin of ‘Severe Costs’ of Ukraine Invasion
President Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering” and that the West was committed to diplomacy to end the crisis but “equally prepared for other scenarios,” the White House said.
Snopes→ Putin Accuses US, Allies of Ignoring Russian Security Needs
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the U.S. and its allies of ignoring Russia’s top security demands but said Moscow is willing to talk more to ease tensions over Ukraine.
Truth or Fiction?→ The Newsmax ‘Vlad the Great’ Cover
On December 7 and 8 2021, a Newsmax “Vlad the Great” cover photograph circulated on social media platforms like Imgur and Twitter: For anyone who thinks Newsmax is anything but Russian disinformation, here is the cover of Newsmax Magazine
Snopes→ Did Biden Call Putin ‘President Trump’ and then Correct Himself?
Was it a "Freudian slip," or an alleged example of Biden's declining cognitive ability? Social media users interpreted the gaffe differently.
Snopes→ Is This Putin’s House in Sochi, Russia?
"House" does not accurately describe this evil-looking lair.
Snopes→ FBI Official: Russia Wants to See U.S. ‘Tear Ourselves Apart’
David Porter, an assistant section chief with the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, accused Russia of conducting brazen operations aimed at spreading disinformation, exploiting lines of division in society and sowing doubt about the integrity of U.S.
Snopes→ Sanders Condemns Russian Influence in Election
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he was briefed by U.S. officials that Russia has been trying to help his campaign as part of Moscow's efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
Snopes→ Report: Intel Officials Say Russia Boosting Trump Candidacy
Intelligence officials say Russia is interfering with the 2020 election to try to help President Donald Trump get reelected, The New York Times reported.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Brazilian Condom Ad Feature Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong-Il?
On January 23 2020, the Facebook page “We Resist” shared the following images, purportedly a “Brazilian condom ad” mocking world leaders Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong-Il: Text atop three images of Trump,
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Presidents of the United States and France Agree on Inviting Russia Back Into the Group of Seven?
An August 20 2019 story about the Group of Seven (G7) economic forum and purported discussions between United States President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron was quickly contradicted by other reporters. CNN’s Kylie Atwoo
Snopes→ Trump Jokes to Putin: ‘Don’t Meddle in the Election’
Vladimir Putin has repeatedly dismissed the Mueller report's conclusion that Russia had systemically interfered in the 2016 U.S. election
Snopes→ Trump Discusses ‘Russian Hoax’ in Long Call with Putin
Mueller's report concluded that Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election was "sweeping and systematic."
Snopes→ Did Putin Just Send Two Supersonic Nuclear Bombers to Venezuela?
A December 2018 incident was not the first time Russian Tu-160s had been spotted in Venezuela.
Snopes→ Putin Issues Chilling Warning on Rising Nuclear War Threat
Speaking at his annual news conference, Putin warned that if the U.S. puts intermediate-range missiles in Europe, Russia will be forced to take countermeasures.
Snopes→ Did a Retired Army General Call President Trump a ‘Serious Threat to U.S. National Security’?
Gen. Barry McCaffrey also asserted that the president was "under the sway" of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
Snopes→ Kremlin Says It Expects Putin-Trump Meeting to Go Ahead
Russia said it still expects a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump to go ahead as planned.
Makeshift Bombs Sent to Subjects of Major Conspiracy Theories
In the final weeks of October 2018, following months of increasingly shrill, increasingly baroque conspiracy theories pushed by official after elected official, someone began sending mail bombs out to their favorite subjects. The first person to receive a mail bomb was philanthropist billionaire George Soros, who has been the American far right’s favorite bugbear at least […]
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Truth or Fiction?→ Makeshift Bombs Sent to Subjects of Major Conspiracy Theories
In the final weeks of October 2018, following months of increasingly shrill, increasingly baroque conspiracy theories pushed by official after elected official, someone began sending mail bombs out to their favorite subjects. The first person to recei
Snopes→ Putin Says Russia Will Target Nations Hosting US Missiles
Putin rejected Trump's claim that Russia breached the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Vladimir Putin Say the United States’ Influence in the World Is ‘Waning’?
Russian president Vladimir Putin criticized the United States in his annual address to the nation in October 2018, saying that American influence in the world has irrevocably waned. Left-leaning political news site AmericanIndependent.com reported on h
Did Vladimir Putin Say the United States’ Influence in the World Is ‘Waning’?
Russian president Vladimir Putin criticized the United States in his annual address to the nation in October 2018, saying that American influence in the world has irrevocably waned. Left-leaning political news site AmericanIndependent.com reported on his comments in a story that was later picked up by Shareblue.com: Speaking about the position of the U.S. on […]
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