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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Singing Group Were NOT Arrested In Russia In 2022
Does a video show a military singing group getting arrested in St. Petersburg, Russia amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022? No, that's not true: The video is from 2015 and shows the Russian Army choir, a well-known singing group,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC News Did NOT Broadcast Stock Footage Of Military Scenes As If Live War Coverage
Did this video showing live gun and tank battles originate as a BBC News broadcast about the conflict between Ukraine and Russia? No, that's not true: This footage did not come from a live news report of a real battle. The footage was fil
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest Loretta Lynch
Did the military arrest Loretta Lynch? No, that's not true: The claim that the former U.S. attorney general was arrested by the Marines is a complete fabrication by a website known for its made-up stories. A spokesperson for the U.S. Mari
Full Fact→ US military deaths didn’t increase by 1,100% last year
A TikTok clip posted to Instagram falsely claims that official data shows the number of deaths among US military personnel rose by 1,100% in the first 10 months in 2021. While the people in the clip, which features US right-wing pastor Rick Wiles
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the military didn’t raid the Biden residence
“There was a raid on the Biden residence yesterday by the military!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest ‘Dr. Fauci’s NIH Assistant’
Did U.S. Marines arrest "Dr. Fauci's NIH Assistant, Patricia L. Conrad" on March 17,2022, after obtaining a military arrest warrant signed by a "Deputy Judge Advocate General"? No, that's not true: The story is "false," a Pentagon duty of
Full Fact→ Video of underground tunnel isn’t a secret UK military site
A video on Facebook, viewed over 400,000 times, shows a group of people setting off an alarm in what appears to be an underground tunnel. The caption says: “UK Area 51! What are they hiding down here!!” This is a reference to a secret
Logically→ A video shows a military choir being arrested at a mall in Saint Petersburg for singing against the Russia-Ukraine war.
A 2015 video of a publicity stunt regarding a James Bond movie has been incorrectly misattributed to the Russia-Ukraine war narrative.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No one can be drafted into the U.S. military without an act of Congress
The U.S. military has reinstated a draft, and women are included.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, this document doesn’t show classified Ukrainian military orders to attack the Donbas region
Classified documents from Ukraine “confirm without a shadow of a doubt” that the Ukraine government was “covertly preparing an offensive operation against Donbas, scheduled for March 2022.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Nigeria Sent ‘Over 5,500 Military Forces to Ukraine’
Did Nigeria send over 5,000 "military forces to Ukraine"? No, that's nothing to substatiate such a claim: The Nigerian federal government has discouraged Nigerian citizens from joining Ukrainian military forces, as of March 7, 2022. The M
Full Fact→ Photograph of men in military uniform doesn’t show squad members of FC Dynamo Kyiv
An image that’s been shared 5,000 times on Facebook claims to show members of Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv football team in military uniform, armed with weapons. The image appears to be a screenshot of a tweet, in which the user goes on to claim:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Pilot Of Military Aircraft C-17’ Failed Emergency Landing — It’s Digital Simulation
Does this video show a failed emergency landing of a "military aircraft C-17," with the pilot getting fired as a result? No, that's not true: This footage is from a flight simulator, which can be used on personal computers. The footage is
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this former Ukrainian beauty queen has not joined the Ukrainian military to fight Russians
“The former Miss Universe-Ukraine, Anastasiia Lenna, turned in her high heels for some combat boots to fight for her country.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Image of Ukrainian president in military fatigues is not recent
Image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “has joined the front lines with his troops.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Panther Of Kharkiv’ Is NOT A Real Military Working Cat
Is this a picture of a cat, Mikael, "The panther of Kharkiv," trained by the Ukrainian army to spot Russian sniper laser dots and to signal where the sniper is? No, that's not true: While this cat may enjoy chasing a red dot, there is no
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ukrainian president is not on the frontline with military
Image shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “has joined the front lines with his troops.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CNN clip on Russia’s ‘military moves in America’s backyard’ ran in 2018, not during Ukraine invasion
A 2022 CNN report said, “Russia deploys two nuke bombers in US backyard, Venezuela.”
Logically→ The mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko has been pictured in a military uniform with a machine gun while he fights for Ukraine.
The picture of Klitschko is from 2021. It does not show the mayor fighting on the frontline.
Logically→ The image of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in military uniform was clicked while fighting Russian troops.
Zelenskyy's image in a military uniform was taken in 2021, during his visit to Donbas on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Washington Post→ Trump Jr.’s claim of 6 million military hours spent on a ‘woke’ agenda
The president's son claimed the military was devoting 6 million hours on a "woke agenda" -- when in fact it was aimed at preventing extremism in the ranks like the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Defy ‘Biden Regime,’ Did NOT Refuse To Deploy
Did the U.S. military defy President Joe Biden by refusing to deploy? No, that's not true: A duty officer at the Pentagon told Lead Stories, "There is no truth to this claim." Also, this claim was made on a self-described satirical websit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Wife Of Ukraine’s Vice President — It’s Soldier From 2021 Military Parade Rehearsal
Does a photograph show the wife of the vice president of Ukraine in military fatigues with a weapon fighting for her motherland? No, that's not true: Ukraine does not have a vice presidential position in its government, and the image is a
Logically→ An image shows the “Ghost of Kyiv” pilot who shot down 10 Russian military planes during the Russian invasion.
An old image of a pilot testing a new helmet in 2019 has been shared widely on social media as the "Ghost of Kyiv."
Logically→ Former Miss Ukraine has joined the military to fight against Russia.
Anastasiia Lenna, Miss Ukraine in 2015, has clarified that her photo with a rifle was just to inspire people. She is not in the military.
Logically→ A video shows a Russian military helicopter firing at civilians in Kyiv at night.
A 2016 video of a failed coup attempt in Turkey has been misattributed to the current situation in Ukraine.
Snopes→ Ukrainian Military Says Soldiers at Snake Island Survived
The soldiers went viral for their act of defiance early on in the Russian invasion.
Snopes→ Military Experts React to Ukraine Invasion, Assess Potential for Widespread Aggression and Risks to US
The Conversation asked three scholars to briefly discuss the attack on Ukraine.
Snopes→ Cyberattacks Accompany Russian Military Assault on Ukraine
In addition to DDoS attacks, cybersecurity researchers said unidentified attackers had infected hundreds of computers with destructive malware, some in neighboring Latvia and Lithuania.
Snopes→ Russia’s Putin Announces Military Operation in Ukraine
The Russian president warned other countries if they interfered it would lead to “consequences they have never seen.”
PolitiFact→ Glenn Youngkin – Contrary to Youngkin, more than a 'handful' of states tax military pensions
Virginia is "one of only a handful of states that actually taxes our veterans’ retirement.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Did the U.S. Marine Corps arrest Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor after a three-month investigation that found she received money for being in favor of masking, vaccination mandates and fabricating statements to increase the fear of
Health Feedback→ Alleged spikes in medical conditions among the military after COVID-19 vaccine rollout are based on faulty data resulting from a glitch in the database
REVIEW As of 15 February 2022, more than 4.8 billion people—almost 62% of the global population— have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Safety monitoring data clearly show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their ris
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Weatherman Did NOT Identify Military ‘Spraying Chemtrails’ On Radar — It Was Anti-Radar Chaff
Did a meteorologist in Oregon "admit the military was spraying chemtrails" while giving an evening weather forecast on television? No, that's not true: Weatherman Kevin Lollis pointed out an area on the weather radar map that he identifie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Navy Chaplain Revealing U.S. Military Is ‘Waging War Against Satanic Forces’
Was a U.S. Navy chaplain named Drew d'Auguste present at the execution of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and could d'Auguste attest that the U.S. military is "waging war against Satanic forces"? No, that's not true: The claim was published
Full Fact→ False US military health data misrepresented as NHS figures
A post on Instagram claims that incidences of health conditions such as female infertility, neurological abnormalities and cancers have dramatically increased, citing figures claimed to have come from the NHS. It’s not clear what time perio
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Numbers were based on faulty data, military spokesperson says
Military data from 2021 show military members experienced spikes of 300% in miscarriages, almost 300% in cancer diagnoses and 1,000% in neurological issues.
PolitiFact→ Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm
Some on social media are comparing the U.S. warning citizens to leave Ukraine now to the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan. Here’s how the situations differ.
Snopes→ Queen Removes Prince Andrew’s Military Roles, Patronages
Queen Elizabeth II has stripped Prince Andrew of all his honorary military titles and royal roles in charities and other civic groups.