The Russian invasion affected the animals in the city, as well.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, COVID-19 vaccines aren’t causing AIDS
“Worldwide data has confirmed the vaccinated are developing COVID vaccine-induced Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenksy did not hold a jersey with a swastika. Photo is altered
Volodymr Zelensky posed for a photo holding a jersey with a swastika.
Poynter→ No, furries don’t get litter boxes in school bathrooms
A TikTok video of a mother at a school boarding meeting went viral in which she says she heard Michigan schools were providing litter boxes for furries — students who […] The post No, furries don’t get litter boxes in school bathrooms appeare
Snopes→ Will the Nintendo Wii Self-Destruct in 2023?
Won't somebody think of the Miis?
Snopes→ 1st Trial in Capitol Riot Ends with Conviction All Counts
A Texas man was convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, a milestone victory for federal prosecutors in the first trial among hundreds of cases arising from last year’s riot.
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
Snopes→ Is Spotify Down?
The outage appeared to log users out of their accounts without the ability to log back in.
Lead Stories→ Lead Stories Launches Fact Checking In Russian and Ukrainian Alongside New "War" Category
Colorado Springs - In response to the escalating events and the outbreak of a war between Russia and Ukraine at the end of February 2022 Lead Stories today announces the launch of Russian and Ukrainian versions of its award-winning fact c
Truth or Fiction?→ St. Jude Ukrainian Translators Request
On March 8 2022, an Imgur user posted a Facebook screenshot claiming that children’s hospital St. Jude sought Ukrainian translators to aid in efforts to treat children evacuated from Ukraine: It wasn’t clear when the post was shared to Fac
Snopes→ Does Video Show Ukrainian Tank Crash Through Russian Barrier in 2022?
This miscaptioned video dates back to 2014.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Ukrainian Soldiers Praying During Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Does a viral image show a large group of Ukrainian soldiers praying during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: Although the image does show soldiers on their knees in prayer, the image was taken years before the Russ
PolitiFact→ Sarah Godlewski – Claim that prescription drug costs have grown nearly twice as much as incomes is mostly on the money
"Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019."
Full Fact→ Barcodes alone can’t show a product was made in Russia
A number of posts on social media claim that consumers can use barcodes on products to determine whether or not they were produced in Russia, in order to boycott those products following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is almost correct.
Snopes→ Biden Bans Russian Oil, Warns of ‘Putin Price Hike’ at Pump
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports, toughening the toll on Russia’s economy in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Support for Democracy Is Waning Across the Americas
Across North, Central and South America, and parts of the Caribbean, 63% of the public expressed support for democracy in 2021.
Poynter→ Will melting glaciers caused by climate change release frozen zombie viruses?
NOTE TO TEACHERS: This article is featured in a free, one-hour lesson plan that teaches students how to fact-check claims about “zombie” viruses thawing in the Siberian permafrost. The lesson […] The post Will melting glaciers caused by clima
Logically→ This map shows other countries that were hit by airstrikes within 48 hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The map contains inaccuracies and was created by a Kremlin-backed news outlet.
Snopes→ Proud Boys Leader Charged with Conspiracy in Capitol Riot
The leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was arrested on a conspiracy charge for his suspected role in a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Snopes→ Did UN Ban the Word ‘War’ Regarding Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine?
Staff were reportedly advised to instead use “conflict” or “military offensive.”
Full Fact→ Nuclear weapons do exist
A post on Facebook makes a number of claims about nuclear bombs, culminating in the falsehoods that “nukes don’t exist”, and are “a technological impossibility”. Nuclear weapons not only exist but have been used, bot
AllSides→ Post Misconstrues Public Health Awareness Campaigns About Blood Clots
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/03/scicheck-post-misconstrues-public-health-awareness-campaigns-about-blood-clots/
PolitiFact→ The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide
The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide
Snopes→ Court Rejects GOP Redistricting Plans in NC, Pennsylvania
The justices are allowing maps selected by each state's Supreme Court to be in effect for the 2022 elections.
Logically→ Players for FC Dynamo Kyiv have joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
FC Dynamo players have not joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The image is of members from Gonor, a Ukrainian far-right group.
AllSides→ A Video Claiming to Show Ukrainian ‘Crisis Actors’ Is Fake
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-check-a-video-claiming-to-show?s=r A viral video claims to sho
Snopes→ Crisis Deepens, Ukraine Accuses Moscow of ‘Medieval’ Tactics
Russian forces intensified their shelling and food, water, heat and medicine grew increasingly scarce, in what Ukraine condemned as a medieval-style siege by Moscow to batter it into submission.
Logically→ This video shows an explosion from a thermobaric bomb in Ukraine.
The footage is from an explosion in 2015 in the Port of Tianjin, China.
Snopes→ Shooting Outside Iowa High School Leaves 1 Teen Dead, 2 Hurt
One teenager was killed and two others were critically wounded after gunfire that appeared to come from a passing vehicle struck them outside an Iowa school.
Full Fact→ £24bn in extra defence spending will be spread over four years
“Asked whether he supported an overall increase in spending, Mr Wallace insisted that he had already secured £24 billion of additional defence funding” Sunday Telegraph, 6 March 2022. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has claimed the gov
Poynter→ How misinformers exploit TikTok’s audio features to spread fake war footage in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fueled a surge of false and misleading content on TikTok. Countless videos are exploiting the platform’s defining features around audio creation and sharing in order […] The post How misinformers exploit TikTo
Washington Post→ Mark Meadows, his wife, Debra, and their trailer-home voter registration
Meadows decried voting by people who were not "actual residents" of a state. But that's what he and his wife appear to have done.
Snopes→ Did a Fox News Guest Say ‘Russia Is Now Being Canceled’?
A video clip from a Fox News TV show was widely shared following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Snopes→ What We Know About the Giant, Parachuting Spiders ‘Invading’ the East Coast
Endemic to Japan, the Joro spider likely first entered the U.S. in shipping containers.
Snopes→ Was Walmart Giving Away $1,000 Gift Cards by Email?
An email claimed that taking a survey would enter the user into a sweepstakes to win a Walmart gift card for up to $1,000.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence NATO Laptop With Intelligence Found At Headquarters Of Ukrainian Nationalists — Computer Is NATO Surplus
Was a NATO-labeled laptop with intelligence found at the headquarters of Ukrainian nationalists? No, that's not true: NATO told Lead Stories the unit appears to be one of their old surplus laptops that was sold years ago, and one that wou
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fauci has regularly given interviews and appeared at press briefings
Dr. Anthony Fauci has not spoken or appeared publicly for several weeks.
PolitiFact→ Evan McMullin – Evan McMullin ad portraying GOP Utah Sen. Mike Lee as pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine is Mostly False
“As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.”
FactCheck.org→ Priorities USA Action
Political leanings: Democratic/liberal 2020 total spending: $138.3 million Priorities USA Action, a super PAC, was formed in 2011 by former White House staffers Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney to help reelect then-President Barack Obama in 2012. Priorit
FactCheck.org→ Future Forward USA PAC (FF PAC)
Political leanings: Democratic 2020 total spending: $150.8 million Future Forward USA PAC, legally known as FF PAC, is a liberal political action committee created in 2018 to support the presidential election of Joe Biden. The group is what’s known