Video shows Volodymr Zelensky singing “Endless Love” with his wife.
Full Fact→ Home Office claim to have launched first Ukrainian visa scheme lacks context
“The UK Government’s Ukraine Family Scheme is the first visa scheme in the world to launch since President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.” Home Office, 7 March 2022. The Home Office has said that the UK Government’s Ukraine
Snopes→ ‘Black Panther’ Director Mistaken for Bank Robber in Atlanta
Movie director Ryan Coogler was briefly handcuffed by Atlanta police after a bank employee mistook him for a robber.
Logically→ An image shows a Ukrainian soldier bidding farewell and kissing the stomach of his pregnant wife.
A 2012 photo of a Slovakian soldier returning from military service has been shared with a false narrative following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Shows US Training Exercises NOT Russian War In Ukraine
Does this video show footage of the Russian war in Ukraine? No, that's not true: This is 2016 footage of U.S. Marine Corps training that took place in the desert near Yuma, Arizona, close to the Mexican border. The mislabeled video was po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Man Hugging Cat Was NOT Taken In Ukraine
Was an image of a man embracing a kitten while surrounded by rubble taken in Ukraine during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: The image was taken in 2018 in Turkey and is not related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Snopes→ After Ukraine, Europe Wonders Who’s Next Russian Target
For some European countries watching Russia's brutal war in Ukraine, there are fears that they could be next.
AllSides→ Examining U.S. ‘Energy Independence’ Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/03/examining-u-s-energy-independence-claims/ When politicians say that t
Snopes→ Ukrainian Embassy Draws US Citizens Seeking to Fight in War
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the smaller nation’s embassy in Washington an unexpected role: recruitment center for Americans who want to join the fight.
Logically→ Leonardo DiCaprio has donated $10 million to the International Visegrad Fund to support Ukraine.
The International Visegrad Fund denies Leonardo DiCaprio has donated in support of Ukraine, but he has donated to other humanitarian organizations.
AllSides→ Phony images masquerading as CNN coverage go viral amid war in Ukraine
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/05/politics/fact-check-fake-cnn-ukraine/index.html As CNN works to debunk
PolitiFact→ VoteVets – Trump acts not treason and GOP platform, reducing Ukraine support, doesn’t officially appease Putin
"Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position."
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:
Health Feedback→ Ivermectin wasn’t shown to be more effective than remdesivir, contrary to claim by John Campbell
REVIEW On 6 March 2022, retired nurse practitioner John Campbell published a YouTube video in which he claimed that scientific evidence demonstrated the effectiveness of ivermectin in reducing COVID-19 mortality. At the time of this review’s publi
Logically→ An Air India flight was tracked flying in the closed airspace which Ukraine has declared as a no-fly zone.
On February 24, 2022, Air India flight AI121 flew from Delhi to Frankfurt, avoiding Ukraine. The wrong flight path then went viral with a false claim
Snopes→ US VP Harris Embraces Call for War Crimes Probe of Russia
Harris expressed outrage over the bombing of the maternity hospital and scenes of bloodied pregnant women being evacuated, as well as other attacks on civilians.
Snopes→ Strike on Ukrainian Hospital That Killed 3 Draws Outrage
Emergency workers renewed efforts to get vital food and medical supplies into besieged cities, and to get traumatized residents out..
Poynter→ Gas prices aren’t high due to shut down US production. Oil production in Biden’s first year is on par with Trump.
U.S. gas prices hit a high on March 8, and President Joe Biden warned Americans they may pay even more at the pump after he banned imports of oil from Russia to […] The post Gas prices aren’t high due to shut down US production. Oil productio
Snopes→ Twitter Launches Service Aimed at Bypassing Russia’s Block
Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia restricted access to its service in the country.
Snopes→ Airstrike Hits Ukraine Maternity Hospital, 17 Reported Hurt
A Russian airstrike devastated a maternity hospital Wednesday in the besieged port city of Mariupol amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo of soldiers is not from current-day Ukraine
An image shows “Ukrainian soldiers praying.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Biden’s claim that there are 9,000 unused oil drilling permits
The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Footage shows a Star Wars aircraft, not fighting in Ukraine
"Ukrainian civilian fleeing Kyiv captures footage of downed Russian tie fighter."
FactCheck.org→ Megachurches in U.S. Are Supporting Ukraine Relief, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take Several megachurches in the U.S. are actively raising funds to support Ukrainians in light of the Russian invasion. But social media posts have falsely claimed that “we haven’t seen a single American mega church offer anything to the
Snopes→ Border Authorities Find 52 Reptiles Hidden in Man’s Clothing
A man who tried to slither past U.S. border agents in California had 52 lizards and snakes hidden in his clothing.
Snopes→ Crypto Scammers Edited 10 Years of Facebook Posts to Appear Legit
We busted another crypto scam after the people behind it accidentally revealed themselves to our reporters in our Facebook page's comments.
FactCheck.org→ Old, Mislabeled Video Circulating Amid Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Quick Take A video from 2019 showing Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been circulating recently with the false claim that it shows Putin meeting with the South Korean president. Full Story Russian Presi
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, inflation has not cut Americans’ buying power in half
“And just like that, your $15/hr doesn’t buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Oprah Winfrey is not hawking diet pills
“Oprah reveals her fully-natural solution that allowed her to drop 62 (pounds) in six weeks.”
FactCheck.org→ Examining U.S. ‘Energy Independence’ Claims
When politicians say that the United States was “energy independent” under former President Donald Trump, some people may get the false impression that the U.S. was 100% self-sufficient. The country still relied on foreign sources of energy, includ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence President Zelenskyy Left Kyiv In Early March 2022
Does a disproved meme using an old photo of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imply that he must have left the capital city of Kyiv in early March 2022? Does the Russian chairman of the State Assembly, Vyacheslav Volodin, know that
Snopes→ Did Leonardo DiCaprio Donate $10M to Ukraine via International Visegrad Fund?
This rumor just doesn't add up.
PolitiFact→ Robert Ortt – Did N.Y. state park attendance set a record during the pandemic?
“With the ongoing pandemic, our State Park attendance is at the highest it’s ever been.”
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why WNBA Players Go Overseas to Play in Offseason
Russia has been a popular destination for WNBA players like Brittney Griner over the past two decades because of the money they can make playing there in the winter.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Why are gas prices going up?
Will Biden’s Russia oil ban drive up gas prices? It will contribute. But post-pandemic recovery snags were already pushing prices upward.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This is Not a Renaissance Painting, This is a Picture Someone in Poland Took of the Window of a Train from Lviv’
On March 9 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a tweet, which contained a photograph with remarkably artistic qualities: This is not a renaissance painting. This is a picture someone in Poland took of the window of a train from Lviv… pic
Full Fact→ No evidence news channel used shot from Deep Impact to show people fleeing Kyiv
Posts on Facebook claiming that an Italian news channel used a shot from the 1998 film Deep Impact to falsely illustrate people fleeing the Ukrainian capital Kyiv have been shared hundreds of times. The same claim is also circulating on Twitter. The po
Truth or Fiction?→ $6.09 Gas Prices in California Meme
Amid ongoing discourse about rising gas prices in the United States on March 9 2022, an Imgur post purportedly showed a photo of a gas station displaying prices of $6.09 a gallon for regular, $6.23 for “plus,” and $6.29 for “supreme&#
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is Putin Still on Twitter While Trump Is Banned?
(Photographs from Getty Images.)A viral Facebook post claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Twitter account has not been suspended despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and repeated attempts to spread disinformation.The claim has al
Snopes→ Who Is Satoshi Nakamoto?
Will the real Satoshi Nakamoto please stand up?