Did Russian President Vladimir Putin destroy U.S.-run bioweapons laboratories in Ukraine? No, that's not true: There are no U.S.-run bioweapons laboratories in Ukraine, according to the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Threat Reduction
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Flag Was NOT Draped On Statue Of Liberty — This Is Replica In France
Was the Ukrainian flag draped on the Statue of Liberty? No, that's not true: This is a smaller replica of the Statue of Liberty in Colmar, France. The photo in the Facebook post is from the "Official Twitter account of the city of #Colmar
Logically→ The Russian Army is destroying U.S.-controlled biolabs.
Putin has not ordered the Russian Army to destroy "U.S. biolabs" in Ukraine as part of an operation against the "Deep State."
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did a Ukrainian Girl Confront a Russian Soldier?
(Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images)A viral video, shared widely on both Facebook and Twitter, claims to show a Ukrainian girl confronting “Putin’s army.”The caption of the Facebook video, which has been viewed close to 60,000
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Digital Billboards in Ukraine’
On March 1 2022, a popular Imgur post titled “Digital billboard in Kyiv: ‘Russia soldier, stop! Putin has lost. The whole world is with Ukraine. Leave without blood on your hands'” purportedly showed messages on Ukraine billboards vis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Heavy Fighting Between Russia And Ukraine — It’s US, Afghan Forces In Taliban Territory In 2011
Does a Facebook video show heavy fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces? No, that's not true: The video shows U.S. and Afghan National Army (ANA) forces fighting the Taliban in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, during Operation Creat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Some Explosion Details In Cherkasy Oblast Are Incorrect Or NOT Yet Verified
Does a video show a massive thermobaric explosion in Cherkasy Oblast captured on video on February 27, 2022? Some of these details may be confusing, incorrect or unconfirmed, but other details about what happened are coming together. Repo
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s CPAC Speech
Former President Donald Trump’s keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference included several false and misleading claims, some of which we’ve fact-checked before. Here we focus on assertions about foreign policy and energ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT Photo From 2022 Russian Invasion — It’s From 2016
Does this post show a photo of children and Ukrainian troops during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and could it be Time magazine's "photo of the decade"? No, that's not true: The image seen in the post was taken in 2016 during an a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Unveil New Nuclear Weapon Called ‘Satan 2’ In 2022 – It’s From 2016
Did Russia unveil a nuclear weapon called "Satan 2" amid the invasion of Ukraine? No, that's not true: None of the images in the social media post making the claim are of new nuclear weapons. All are of older weapons, none of which have b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Two Men With Rifle Cutouts Is NOT ‘Staged’ For ‘Propaganda’
Is an image of two men bearing rifle cutouts in Ukraine an example of a "staged" photo used for "propaganda purposes" during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine? No, that's not true: The image was taken during a civilian training exer
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Was Trump ‘Installed’ as President in 2016?
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)MSNBC show The Cross Connection featured a guest Saturday who claimed that former President Donald Trump was “installed as the president of the United States in order to weaken the alliances that were preve
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
Full Fact→ Video shows explosion at air base, not Ukraine’s main airport
A video on Facebook showing a large explosion behind a building has overlaying text claiming: “They just blew up the Ukraine international airport”. All signs point to the fact that this video does not show what you might describe as &ldquo
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Does a TikTok Show Russians Parachuting Into Ukraine?
A viral video claims to show a Russian military member making a TikTok of himself parachuting into Ukraine:https://www.facebook.com/RichBoiStreeter/videos/537524170804010/The video originated on TikTok with user romanadler123. The video appears to have
Truth or Fiction?→ Why Russia’s Removal From Eurovision 2022 Has Precedent
Russia’s expulsion from the Eurovision music competition in February 2022 for invading Ukraine was a reversal of course from contest organizers — but not a first-time ocurrence. “The decision reflects concern that, in light of the unp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Is NOT A Part Of Russia, It’s Independent
Is Ukraine a part of Russia and can Russia enter at any time? No, that's not true: Ukraine has been internationally recognized as an independent country since 1991. The claim appeared in a post published by simonparkes.org on February 22,
AllSides→ Russian Rhetoric Ahead of Attack Against Ukraine: Deny, Deflect, Mislead
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/02/russian-rhetoric-ahead-of-attack-against-ukraine-deny-deflect-mislead/
Full Fact→ Ukraine disinformation
The war in Ukraine was fomented by disinformation and information warfare will be part of the battle. In the UK we have seen a little of this, for example after the Salisbury poisonings. In 2018 Russia put numerous narratives into play with the aim of
FactCheck.org→ Russian Rhetoric Ahead of Attack Against Ukraine: Deny, Deflect, Mislead
As Russia amassed troops on the Ukrainian border, Russian President Vladimir Putin, his spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, and other Russian officials repeatedly denied that their country had plans to invade Ukraine. They blamed the U.S., Ukraine and others for
Full Fact→ Photos claiming to show explosions in Ukraine are actually from Gaza
A post shared over 1,000 times on Facebook features three images of explosions, with a caption describing the current invasion of Ukraine and stating: “Explosions have been heard in Ukraine after Russia launched a full-scale invasion this morning
Full Fact→ Videos claiming to show Ukraine invasion sourced to old TikTok videos
A video shared on Facebook, which has been viewed over 77,000 times, claims to show footage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Troops entered two rebel held areas in eastern Ukraine on 22 February, before an invasion was announced by Russian president
Full Fact→ Fake Ukraine video includes footage from 2015 and a computer game teaser
A post on Facebook claims a video which includes a number of different clips depicts Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It was posted on the morning of 24 February 2022 and at the time of writing has over 19,000 views. The two-minute video contains fi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nyonoksa Incident Was NOT ‘Chernobyl 2.0,’ NOT Related To Ongoing Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Was an explosion of a nuclear-powered missile that took place near the Russian village of Nyonoksa comparable to the Chernobyl nuclear accident of 1986? No, that's not true: Although the Nyonoksa incident did involve fatalities, there is
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – JD Vance says transgender rights drives looming conflict in Ukraine
Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT Illegal For Agency To Buy Consumer Debt
Is it illegal for a debt collection agency to buy a consumer's debt from the original creditor, and can a consumer remove accounts from their report simply by disputing them? Not exactly: Debt collection via the purchasing of debt from th
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Press Conference
In a nearly two-hour press conference, President Joe Biden stretched the facts and left out important context on vaccinations, funding for lead pipe removal, child poverty and more. Biden exaggerated his administration’s progress against COVID-1
AllSides→ Fighting misinformation or fighting for information?
https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/research-note-fighting-misinformation-or-fighting-for-information/
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: 2021 Year In Review
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna Patent Does NOT Uncover ‘Nanocensor’ Contained In Its Vaccines
Does a Moderna patent reveal a nanosensor is contained in its COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: COVID vaccines contain no nanosensors. Patents for the mRNA vaccine and an ingredients list from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) s
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→ Major Outage Hits Amazon Web Services; Many Sites Affected
The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated Press.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Dawn Hand Soap or Dish Soap?
Facebook’s “Reels” feature prioritizes TikTok-like videos. That this is an imperfect system is not in dispute, and in fact the feature is prioritizing misleading content — including an October 6 2021 clip claiming that Dawn dish
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Post Spreads Bogus Claim About ‘Detox’ After Vaccination
SciCheck Digest A vaccination can’t be reversed through any “detox” process, medical experts say. Yet, a social media post is spreading the false claim that a bath with borax can “get rid” of a COVID-19 vaccine. The bath m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Commander Did NOT Say That The US Has The Technology To Teleport People
Did retired Lt. Gen. Steven L. Kwast reveal "surprising classified information" at a conference in Washington, D.C. -- that the United States has the technology to teleport human beings? No, that's not true: While Kwast did say that the t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Such ‘Aluminum Parasite’ As Franc Zalewski Claims Are In COVID Vaccines, Nor Are There Nanotech ‘Organisms’
Are there aluminum parasites in COVID vaccines and self-assembling nanorobots or superconductors? No, that's not true: The consensus of professional peer-reviewed biology operates on the premise that life on Earth is carbon-based, not alu
Snopes→ Paul McCartney: John Lennon Responsible for Beatle Breakup
Paul McCartney has revisited the breakup of The Beatles, flatly disputing the suggestion that he was responsible for the group’s demise.
Truth or Fiction?→ The Oklahoma Ivermectin Overdose Controversy
A viral September 5 2021 tweet thread “debunking” a series of stories about ivermectin use and hospitals shows that disinformation and the way it is delivered is mutating. Republican public relations strategist and freelance writer Drew Ho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell Cyber Symposium Final Wrap-Up, August 12, 2021 — No PCAP Evidence, Questions Remain
Did the materials released by Mike Lindell at his Cyber Symposium meet evidentiary standards of relevance, proof of origin, chain-of-secure-custody and reproducibility that online security experts say would be needed to take seriously his
FactCheck.org→ Flawed Paper on COVID-19 Vaccines, Deaths Spreads Widely Before Retraction
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccines have been shown in trials and real-world application to be safe and effective. But a paper shared widely online claimed that vaccines cause two deaths for every three lives saved. Experts say the analysis misinterp