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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Something Hitting Moon Was NOT Caught On Video — Work Of VFX Editing TikTok Star
Did something big, an asteroid or a missile, crash into the moon or explode and blow right through it -- and was this event caught on camera in both Texas and California as it happened? No, none of that's true: These two videos were origi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prop Dummy Was NOT Used In Ukrainian War Propaganda But Was For A TV Series Filmed In Russia
Did Ukrainian soldiers prepare a poseable dummy with tape to use in the production of war propaganda, to fabricate a death with a fake corpse in order to "blame Putin"? No, that's not true: This behind-the-scenes video shows a prop dummy
Truth or Fiction?→ Russian Racer Competing Under Italian Flag Gave Nazi Salute on Podium
A Russian race car driver attracted international notice in April 2022 after apparently demonstrating a Nazi salute on stage following a race, then laughing: An investigation has been launched into the “unacceptable conduct” of a Russian junior
FactCheck.org→ Donald Trump Jr. Spreads His Father’s False Russia-Related Claims on Facebook
Quick Take Former President Donald Trump repeated false claims about a Russian natural gas pipeline, U.S. energy production and the 2020 U.S. presidential election in a four-minute video clip posted to Facebook by his eldest son, Donald Jr. YouTube rem
FactCheck.org→ Zelensky and Soros Aren’t Cousins, Contrary to Social Media Claim
Quick Take Conspiracy theories aimed at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have been circulating on social media since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. One recent example, falsely attributed to a “Pentagon official,” is the unfounded
Full Fact→ Single occupancy council tax discount can’t be revoked if you don’t take in Ukrainian refugees
Text appearing on both Facebook and Twitter claims that Enfield council told an elderly resident who was receiving a 25% council tax discount that this would be removed if he refused to house a Ukrainian family in his spare bedroom. The post says: &ldq
Snopes→ Missile Kills 30 Evacuees at Busy Ukrainian Train Station
A missile hit a crowded train station in eastern Ukraine that was an evacuation point for civilians, killing dozens of people.
Truth or Fiction?→ Russian Mobile Crematoriums
On April 7 2022, an Imgur post claimed that Russian “mobile crematoriums” had been deployed in Ukraine, specifically to conceal the high number of civilian casualties at the hands of Russian forces: Across an image of bombed out apartment
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Lithuania Has Imposed an Inexpensive Sanction on Russia,’ Ukrainian Heroes Street
On April 5 2022, a screenshot of a Facebook post circulated on various platforms, claiming that Lithuania had imposed “an inexpensive sanction on Russia” by renaming a road the “Street of Ukrainian Heroes”: Although the screens
Snopes→ US Targets Putin’s Daughters, Russian Banks in New Sanctions
The United States announced sanctions targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters and said it was toughening penalties against Russian banks in retaliation for “war crimes” in Ukraine.
AllSides→ Fact Checking Claims About GOP Senators Being ‘Loyal’ To Putin
https://thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-claims-about-gop-senators?s=r A viral tweet claims to show a Ru
Logically→ This image shows Natasha Perakov, the first Ukrainian female fighter pilot, who died fighting the Russian invasion.
The photo identifying Natasha Perakov is taken from a shopping site. Nadiya Savchenko is Ukraine's first female combat pilot, and she is still alive.
Logically→ A video shows the Ukrainian Azov battalion hanging a pregnant woman and her husband for speaking Russian.
A 2015 video of a militant and his pregnant wife punished has been miscaptioned to fit the current narrative of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Truth or Fiction?→ Satellite Images Disprove Kremlin’s Claims That Bucha Massacre Was ‘Staged’
On April 3 2022, photographs appearing to show a massacre by invading Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Bucha spread globally — and Russian state media claimed that the mass deaths were “staged.” On that date, Russian state medi
Snopes→ US to Seek Russia’s Suspension from Human Rights Council
The United States plans to seek a suspension of Russia from its seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body, pointing to increasing signs that Russian forces may have committed war crimes in Ukraine.
Poynter→ Myth Detector adds Russian language to its long language repertoire list
Myth Detector, a fact-checking project of the Georgia-based Media Development Foundation — or MDF — recently launched a Russian-language website to combat mis- and disinformation related to the Russia-Ukraine war. […] The post Myth Detector a
FactCheck.org→ Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil Stocks Declined Under Trump, Contrary to His Claim
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve was set up in the 1970s as an emergency source of oil in the event of unexpected supply disruptions. When Donald Trump took office as president in January 2017, the reserve held 695.1 million barrels of crude oil. T
Full Fact→ WEF didn’t say that property ownership would become ‘unsustainable’
A post on Facebook and Twitter appears to show a tweet from the World Economic Forum (WEF) which quotes its founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab as saying: “As humanity moves further toward a post-carbon future people must accept things li
Logically→ Russian forces captured the commander of the Azov Battalion in Mariupol in March 2022.
An old video has been used to falsely claim that Russian forces in Ukraine captured the leader of the Azov Regiment in March 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Consulate In Montreal Is NOT On ‘Avenue Zelensky’
Is the Russian Consulate in Montreal located on "Avenue Zelensky" as of March 31, 2022? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the city of Montreal tells Lead Stories, "This is misinformation." The sign in the image of this post was fake
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,
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.
AllSides→ Does video show Russian prisoners being shot?
https://www.bbc.com/news/60907259 Ukrainian authorities are investigating video footage which has been
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Banksy Did NOT Create Putin And Ukrainian Balloon Image — It’s From Music Video
Did British artist Banksy create a new art piece involving Ukraine and Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia? No, that's not true: A Banksy spokesperson said he did not create this image, which was altered from a screenshot of a music v
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that Putin beheaded bioweapon engineers, called Trump to tell him has no basis in fact
Putin beheaded bioweapon engineers in Ukraine.
Washington Post→ The truth about Hunter Biden and the Ukrainian ‘bio labs’
A Russian Defense Ministry official has claimed the president's son financed U.S. labs in Ukraine, and right-leaning media jumped on the band wagon. That's false.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say Putin ‘Cannot Remain in Power’?
The U.S. president condemned the Russian president and his actions in Ukraine.
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
PolitiFact→ YouTube videos – Does video show Zelenskyy singing ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon? No, it’s a Florida band’s lead singer
A video shows Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy singing “Imagine” by John Lennon.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Medals For ‘Seizure Of Crimea’ NOT Found in Kherson — They’re Counterfeits
Did Russian troops in Kherson find pre-made Ukrainian medals "For the Taking of Crimea" when they captured a Ukrainian military facility at Kherson? No, that's not true. The photos circulated by the Russian news media and social media use
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Prove Kyiv Sends Armed Children To The Front Lines
Does Ukraine engage teenagers in its military forces by providing them with shoulder-mount anti-tank weapons and grenade launchers and sending them to the front lines as an Instagram post claims? No, this is not true: there is no photo, v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Biden Did NOT Tweet A Stock Photo Taken In The Middle of Summer
Did President Joe Biden tweet a stock photo in March 2022 with trees covered in leaves taken in the middle of summer? No that's not true: The photo of Biden boarding Marine One on March 23, 2022, is not old or stock. It was taken at the t
FactCheck.org→ Viral Photo of Russian Bomber Shows Incident from 2020
Quick Take Amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, a misleading photo posted March 22 on Facebook shows an American fighter jet intercepting a Russian bomber near Alaskan airspace. But the incident was not related
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is White House Foliage Proof Biden Faked a Photo?
(Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Images)Viral social media posts claim that President Joe Biden shared a fake photo of himself boarding Marine One on his way to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Brussels. The supposed proof for this
Full Fact→ Video doesn’t show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together after invasion
A video on Facebook claims to show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together, with the caption urging people not to “buy into the drama that is being propagated by the media”, falsely indicating that this is a recent video following t
Full Fact→ A video of a failed grenade launcher does not show Russian army
A video on Facebook showing soldiers unsuccessfully discharging a rocket propelled grenade launcher, has the caption: “Russian soldiers using weapons that have been in a cupboard since soviet times”. It’s been viewed over 2.4 million
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Supposed CNN tweet about hotel is altered
CNN tweeted a picture of a Serbian resort and said it was in Ukraine.
Logically→ This video shows Ukrainians kneeling on the sidewalk as a vehicle transports a crucifix from a cathedral in Kyiv amid Russia’s invasion.
A 2015 video of a funeral procession for a Ukrainian soldier has been miscaptioned to fit the current narrative of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Full Fact→ Video of someone smoking in a body bag was taken on set of a music video
A video on Facebook appears to show a number of bodies in body bags, and a person in one of the bags smoking a cigarette. The video’s audio says: “Dead bodies in Ukraine smoking cigarette”. Text over the video says “Sky news and