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
Snopes→ Russian Forces Shell Ukraine’s No. 2 City and Menace Kyiv
Meanwhile, talks aimed at stopping the fighting yielded only an agreement to keep talking.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the U.S. did not end its domestic oil production. But it does import some of its oil from Russia
The United States buys "206,000 barrels of oil a day" from Russia but "shut down domestic oil production a year ago."
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Democratic group’s false attack on Wis. GOP Sen. Ron Johnson over outsourcing to China
Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo of children sending off Ukrainian troops is from 2016, not 2022
A photo showing young children saluting troops was captured in Ukraine in 2022.
PolitiFact→ How norm-shattering is Putin’s invasion of Ukraine?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has flouted international law more dramatically than almost any other military incursion since the end of World War II.
PolitiFact→ State of PolitiFact 2022: The stakes are high for democracy and fact-checking
PolitiFact has had the same mission since it started in 2007: To give people the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy. Never has that mission felt as important as it does in 2022.
Snopes→ Did Crisis Actors Make a Propaganda Video in Ukraine?
This claim definitely involves propaganda, but not in the direction a propagandist would have you believe.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hearing did not include DNA evidence to vindicate rapper charged in Megan Thee Stallion shooting
"It was revealed in court” on Feb. 23, 2022 “that Tory Lanez DNA WAS NOT found on the weapon in the Meg Thee Stallion case."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Apple Pay and Google Pay No Longer Work on Moscow’s Metro System,’ Causing Queues
On February 28 2022, Irish journalist Jason Corcoran tweeted the following image, which was purportedly a photograph of long queues at a Moscow metro station after Apple Pay and Google Pay stopped working in Russia: Apple Pay and Google Pay no longer
The Dispatch→ Did Greg Abbott Order an Agency to ‘Investigate All Trans Children’?
(Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images.)A viral post from popular left-wing Facebook page The Other 98% claims that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered “Family and Protective Services to begin investigating all trans children in Texas and prosecuting
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ clip is from a video game, not a video of fighting in Ukraine
Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane.
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.
Logically→ Pornhub has blocked Russian internet users from viewing its content.
Contrary to the post circulating on social media, Pornhub has not blocked Russian internet users.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Soldiers Firing Weapons Is NOT Related To Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Does a video of soldiers firing weapons show the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine? No, that's not true: The video -- a version of which has circulated online since at least 2010 -- actually appears to show French soldiers in Af
PolitiFact→ Joe Rogan – Action star Steven Seagal is a friend of Putin, but not a soldier in Ukraine
Actor Steven Seagal spotted among Russian special forces in Ukraine
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
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims that Biden Hired a Drag Queen to Work in the Department of Energy
Viral social media posts claim that President Joe Biden has hired a drag queen to head up the Department of Energy’s nuclear waste issues efforts.JON MILLER @MillerStreamIf this is what’s in charge of nuclear waste issues in the Biden Admin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor Steven Seagal Was NOT Spotted Among Russian Special Forces Near Kyiv
Was American actor Steven Seagal spotted among Russian special forces positioned near Kyiv? No, that's not true: The CNN tweet is fake and the image used of Seagal from the 2016 movie "Cartels." The claim appeared in a Facebook post (arch
Snopes→ Russia Suspended from International Soccer over Ukraine War
World soccer body FIFA and European authority UEFA banned Russian national and clubs teams from their competitions “until further notice.”
PolitiFact→ Jake LaTurner – Keystone wouldn’t simply offset oil US imports from Russia
The Keystone XL pipeline "would have produced 830,000 barrels of oil per day, more than enough to offset what we import from Russia."
Truth or Fiction?→ Snake Island’s Ukrainian Fighters May Have Survived
On February 24 2022, a story about thirteen Ukrainian soldiers purportedly killed on a tiny islet after a defiant standoff with invading Russian troops spread across platforms and in news coverage: A group of Ukrainian border guards were stationed on
PolitiFact→ Ted Cruz – Ted Cruz is right that more journalists killed in Mexico than in any other country in 2020
"In 2020, more journalists were killed in Mexico than in any other country in the world."
Snopes→ Did Pornhub Block Russian Users?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted sanctions that have blocked banking access, restricted air travel, and banned ... porn?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Tweet That ‘Bernie Gores’ Was Killed In Both Afghanistan, Ukraine
Did CNN publish tweets claiming that a CNN journalist killed in Afghanistan by the Taliban in 2021 is the same person who was the first American casualty in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine? No, that's not true: The tweets
Snopes→ Authorities Seize Nearly $3M Worth of Meth in Onion Shipment
Authorities seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine, hidden among a shipment of onions, during a tractor-trailer's inspection at federal facility in San Diego.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump’s Save America PAC falsely claims Hillary Clinton spied on Trump
"Hillary Clinton spied on President Trump."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Post Does NOT Show A Ukrainian Girl Standing Up To A Russian Soldier — It’s A Young Palestinian Activist And An Israeli Soldier
Does this post show an 8-year-old Ukrainian girl standing up to a Russian soldier and telling him to go back to his country? No, that's not true: The girl pictured here is a Palestinian activist, she wasn't 8 and the soldier she's confron
PolitiFact→ Candace Owens – Fact-checking claims that NATO, US broke agreement against alliance expanding eastward
“NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Declare War On Kenya, Did NOT Target African Countries For Talking About Russia’s War With Ukraine
Did Russia target Africa with missiles for talking about its war with Ukraine? And did Russian President Vladimir Putin declare war on Kenya? No, neither of those claims are true: Putin does not threaten Africa -- or, more specifically, K
Full Fact→ CNN did not claim the same man was killed in both Ukraine and Afghanistan
Two screenshots from fake CNN Twitter accounts are being shared on Facebook. Both show the same photograph of a man they identify as “Bernie Gores”, with one post dated 16 August 2021 claiming he was a journalist killed in Afghanistan, and
PolitiFact→ Greta Neubauer – Republican leaders have made clear they don’t think Wisconsin’s electoral votes can be rescinded
“Republican leadership has not been clear about whether they support Rep. Ramthun’s illegal and undemocratic resolution” on the 2020 election.
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 One of Ukraine’s Leaders Write a Letter to Mark Zuckerberg?
Ukraine called on tech companies to block access to their services in Russia.
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
PolitiFact→ How an alternative gateway to VAERS data helps fuel vaccine misinformation
A website called MedAlerts lets users search federal records of possible vaccine reactions. But unlike the CDC's site, users can search freely without ever reading warnings about raw and unverified data.
Washington Post→ Trump’s effort to rewrite history on his support of NATO and Ukraine
In a defensive statement, the former president yet again delved into his stockpile of falsehoods about NATO and Ukraine.
Logically→ Video shows a Russian soldier killing a family during the Chechnya war.
An opening scene from the feature film "The Search" was shared with a false claim that a Russian soldier killed a family during the Chechnya war.
Snopes→ Does Ukrainian Road Sign Read ‘Go F*ck Yourself Back to Russia’?
It's true that Ukrainians altered road signs to confuse Russian troops, but this image?
PolitiFact→ What to know about the CDC’s updated developmental milestones for infants and young children
The CDC revised its childhood developmental milestone checklists for the first time in years to help parents identify delays earlier. The changes have been underway since 2017, and there’s no indication they were made to cover up pandemic-related imp