The footage of the wreckage is not from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it is from a Star Wars promotional video aired in 2014.
Full Fact→ Government has not backed up Russian sanction claims
On 5 March 2022 a number of Conservative MPs, including the Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency Jacob Rees-Mogg, tweeted a chart claiming that the value of Russian bank assets sanctioned by the UK was higher than those sanctione
PolitiFact→ The CDC’s new guidelines on COVID-19 risk and masking send confounding signals
The CDC’s new guidelines on COVID-19 risk and masking send confounding signals
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Russia Has Given Humanitarian Aid To Ukraine
Did Russia start offering humanitarian aid to Ukraine, according to this video? No, that's not true: This video does not talk about humanitarian aid once. It is from a Russia-controlled television network, RT, that the U.S. State Departme
Snopes→ Antarctic Explorer Shackleton’s Ship Found After a Century
Scientists say they have found the sunken wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, more than a century after it was lost to the Antarctic ice.
PolitiFact→ Val Demings – No proof for Val Demings claim that Marco Rubio backs tax hikes like those indicated in Scott’s plan
"Marco Rubio is following his party bosses, like Rick Scott, with his plan to raise taxes on Florida's working families, retirees and veterans."
Snopes→ US Man Who Got 1st Pig Heart Transplant Dies After 2 Months
David Bennett, 57, died at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Oil production in Biden’s first year on par with Trump
"Gas is high because they shut down production in the U.S.” under the Biden administration.
Logically→ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fled to Poland during the Russian invasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not left Ukraine; he posted a video on his official Instagram page, confirming his presence in Kyiv.
Logically→ Video showing crisis actors in Ukraine prove the war is a hoax.
The video is taken from an unrelated demonstration that happened before the war started and has nothing to do with the invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Biden Signs Order on Cryptocurrency As Its Use Explodes
The Biden administration views the explosive popularity of cryptocurrency as an opportunity to examine the risks and benefits of digital assets.
Logically→ A video shows a small Ukrainian boy crying and walking to the border of Poland alone due to the Russian invasion.
According to the Polish Border Guard Headquarters, the boy did not cross the border alone as his family accompanied him.
Logically→ Russia has deployed two bombers in the Caribbean after Putin put his nuclear forces on alert.
A segment from a 2018 CNN report on Russian military exercises with Venezuela is falsely linked to the ongoing Ukraine invasion.
PolitiFact→ With time and money, US can replace banned Russian imports with domestic oil
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have said that American oil production could replace the oil once imported from Russia. Most experts agreed that increased domestic production could replace Russian imports, though it would likely cost more and take
Snopes→ Ukrainians Flee Some Besieged Cities As Conditions Worsen
Days of shelling have largely cut residents of the southern city of Mariupol off from the outside world and forced them to scavenge for food and water.
Logically→ Vladimir Putin has warned FIFA that there will be no world cup in Qatar if Russia is not allowed to participate.
Vladimir Putin has not threatened FIFA for suspending the Russian football team from participating in the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
Poynter→ A story that claims Putin bombed a Biden-owned villa and ‘hammered’ biolabs, pedophile rings is bogus
As Russia continues its attack on Ukraine, misinformation continues to spread about the conflict. “Putin bombs Biden-owned villa in Ukraine while hammering biolabs & pedophile rings,” reads the headline of a […] The post A story
Washington Post→ Pence-backed ad falsely blames Biden for hike in purchases of Russian oil
Pence’s political group is bankrolling $10 million on an emotional and hard-hitting ad that says Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline was a “horrific decision.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows 2019 meeting with North Korean leader, not South Korean president
Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with South Korea’s president.
Snopes→ McDonald’s, Starbucks, Coke, Pepsi Join Exodus out of Russia
“Our values mean we cannot ignore the needless human suffering unfolding in Ukraine,” McDonald's President and CEO Chris Kempczinski said in an open letter to employees.
Snopes→ Is This Elyse Myers’ Official Facebook Page?
A Facebook page managed by at least one administrator in Pakistan reportedly stole and made money off of a TikTok video creator's content.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nathaniel Rothschild Did NOT Write To British Government Calling Putin ‘The Most Dangerous Man Since The Defeat Of Hitler’
Did Nathaniel Rothschild write a letter to members of the British government calling Russian President Vladimir Putin "the most dangerous man since the defeat of Hitler"? No, that's not true: "This is utterly untrue and completely fabrica
Snopes→ Is This a Photograph of the Woman Who Modeled for the Statue of Liberty?
Computer-generated faces are often confused for those of real people.
FactCheck.org→ Rothschild & Co. Has Office in Russia, Contrary to Conspiracy Claim on Social Media
Quick Take Rothschild & Co. has an office in Moscow and has been operating in Russia since the mid-1990s. Yet posts on social media falsely claim that Russia has barred the Rothschild banking family from doing business in the country. The claim is
PolitiFact→ Kathy Hochul – New York a leader in vaccines for young people among large states
“We are number one among all large states in having fully vaccinated teenagers. We are number two in all large states for having fully vaccinated five to 11 year olds.”
PolitiFact→ Val Demings – No proof for Val Demings claim that Marco Rubio backs tax hikes like those indicated in Scott’s plan
"Marco Rubio is following his party bosses, like Rick Scott, with his plan to raise taxes on Florida's working families, retirees and veterans."
Snopes→ Did Zelenskyy ‘Troll’ Putin Over a Supposedly Fake Video?
Social media users pored over videos that appeared to show the Ukrainian president touching a microphone. What was it all about?
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Story that claims Putin bombed a Biden-owned villa and 'hammered' biolabs, pedophile rings is bogus
“Putin bombs Biden-owned villa in Ukraine while hammering biolabs & pedophile rings.”
FactCheck.org→ What We’ve Learned About So-Called ‘Lockdowns’ and the COVID-19 Pandemic
SciCheck Digest Plenty of peer-reviewed studies have found government restrictions early in the pandemic, such as business closures and physical distancing measures, reduced COVID-19 cases and/or mortality, compared with what would have happened withou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Many US Megachurches DO Offer Relief And Support To The Ukrainian People
Have American megachurches failed to offer help to the Ukrainian people? No, that's not true: An informal survey by Lead Stories shows several of America's largest congregations and denominations are actively soliciting and distributing r
Snopes→ Zookeepers Remained in Kyiv Amidst War to Care for Animals
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