In the Russia-Ukraine war, both sides are fighting an information war
Snopes→ Putin Deepfake Imagines Russian President Announcing Surrender
This is likely the first time that deepfake videos have been created and deployed in a war propaganda effort.
Snopes→ Endangered Rhino Born in Czech Zoo, Named Kyiv
A Czech zoo has welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros baby that has taken the name of Ukraine's capital Kyiv in honor of that country's resistance to invading Russian forces.
Full Fact→ Why is petrol more expensive now than it was 15 years ago?
A post from Twitter, versions of which have been widely shared on Facebook, claims that while the cost of petrol in the UK is much higher now than in 2008, the price of oil is actually lower, suggesting that retail fuel prices don’t mirror crude
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney CEO Bob Chapek NOT Arrested For Human Trafficking On Or About March 17, 2022
Was the CEO of Disney, Bob Chapek, arrested for human trafficking in Southern California? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated story with no basis in fact. The article lacks ironic or humorous cues that would indicate it is a comment
Full Fact→ Labour graph showing reduction in army size is misleading
A graph shared by the Labour party claims the Conservatives cut the size of the army to 72,500 personnel by 2021—a fall of over 25,000 since 2010. While the size of the army has fallen significantly, this is not an accurate figure. The graph was
Snopes→ Netflix Is Streaming Zelenskyy’s 2015 TV Show, ‘Servant of the People’
The one where he played a schoolteacher who was elected president of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Nice Try but No Potato for New Zealand Couple’s Giant Find
When is a potato not a potato?
AllSides→ Ads Attacking Dr. Oz
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/03/ads-attacking-dr-oz/ A super PAC that supports Republican Pennsylvani
Snopes→ FBI Eyeing 6 Suspects After Bomb Threats at Black Colleges
More than a third of America’s 101 historically Black colleges and universities have been targeted by calls or emails threatening to set off bombs on their campuses since early January.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Florida’s surgeon general on COVID-19 vaccine requirements for kids, masking
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo has said masks “are not saving lives,” and said Florida would recommend against COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children over age 5. Public health experts say his recommendations are “irresponsible” and a
Logically→ An image shows three exhausted Ukrainian firefighters amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A 2019 image showing three exhausted Tasmanian firefighters has been falsely attributed to Ukrainian firefighters amid the ongoing Ukraine invasion.
Snopes→ Russian Strikes Hit Ukrainian Capital and Outskirts of Lviv
World leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeated attacks on civilian targets, including schools, hospitals and residential areas.
Full Fact→ Video of person moving inside body bag isn’t from Ukraine
A video on Facebook claims to show news footage of the war in Ukraine, in which a man can apparently be seen moving inside a body bag while posing as a dead body. The video is accompanied by the caption “EVERYTHING YOU ARE TOLD IS A LIE”.&n
Logically→ An image shows Pakistani students using the Indian flag to escape Ukraine.
An image of Indian students waving the Indian flag was falsely attributed to being Pakistani students fleeing Ukraine, using the Indian flag as cover.
Poynter→ Broken URLs helped fuel the unfounded conspiracy theory about biolabs in Ukraine
Ukraine’s biological research laboratories have been in the news in recent weeks as Russia, China and a number of media pundits falsely claimed that their existence was proof that the […] The post Broken URLs helped fuel the unfounded conspirac
PolitiFact→ Tim Kaine – Kaine correctly describes Virginia's pay gap between women and men
“Virginia women are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to Virginia men.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy’s Shirt Had Symbol Of Ukrainian Armed Forces — NOT Infamous Iron Cross
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wear a T-shirt with an iron cross on his chest while addressing the U.S. Congress on March 16, 2022? No, that's not true: The shirt he wore had the symbol of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the le
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Missiles Killed 35 Ukrainians, NOT 180 ‘Foreign Mercenaries’ In Yavoriv
Did Russian missiles kill up to 180 foreign mercenaries at the Yavoriv military base in Ukraine on March 13, 2022? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of any nationality but Ukrainians among the dead. Although it can't be stated the
Snopes→ NTSB: 13-Year-Old Drove Pickup in Texas Crash, 9 Killed
A 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van in West Texas in a fiery collision that killed nine people, including six members of a college golf team and their coach.
Snopes→ No, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Did Not Wear a Nazi Symbol
Conspiracy theorists and Russian apologists reached new lows in attacking the Ukrainian president in March 2022.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – News and other programs are broadcast live on Russian television, despite claims otherwise
A recent on-air protest can’t be real because "there are no live on air television broadcasts in Russia. None. Ever.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video said to show ‘heavy war’ in Ukraine is not current
A video shows current “leaked footage of heavy war between Russia vs Ukraine”
FactCheck.org→ Ads Attacking Dr. Oz
A super PAC that supports Republican Pennsylvania Senate candidate Dave McCormick has been flooding the airwaves in the Keystone State with ads attacking his opponent, cardiac surgeon and TV personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, as a “Hollywood liberal̶
FactCheck.org→ Ads Attacking Dave McCormick
The campaign of Dr. Mehmet Oz and a super PAC supporting him are running ads that seek to paint his chief rival in the Pennsylvania Senate Republican primary, Dave McCormick, as a “friend” of China who outsourced Pittsburgh jobs and is out
PolitiFact→ Herschel Walker – Herschel Walker misconstrues evolution of humans, apes
The presence of apes calls into question the concept of evolution.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Persistent high gas prices don’t prove price gouging — and neither do comparisons to 2008 gas prices
Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Agency Did NOT Publish Data Confirming People Triple-Vaccinated For COVID-19 Are Weeks Away From Developing AIDS
Did the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publish data confirming the triple vaccinated are weeks away from developing AIDS? No, that's not true: The data does not show immune systems being destroyed by COVID-19 vaccines but instead how v
PolitiFact→ Pam Helming – No, New York does not receive half of every dollar motorists spend on gas
"Almost half of every dollar that we spend on gas, it goes to New York State."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Zelenskyy Surrendering — It’s A Low-Quality Deepfake
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publish a video telling Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their weapons? No, it's not true. The video is an obviously manipulated compilation of audio and video, called a deepfake. Zelenskyy's neck
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oil And Gas Prices Do NOT Always Move in Tandem
Do the prices for oil and gas always move in tandem? No, that's not true: Although the two closely track each other, there is often a time lag. That's especially true when oil prices fall; historically, it takes a while for gas prices to
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union'
We fact-checked the economic claims in Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union'
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – News video of shot up car was filmed in Ukraine, not West Virginia
“A West Virginia inspection sticker on an Uber” proves the car was not in Ukraine.
Snopes→ Russian Media: Arrest of WNBA Star Griner Extended to May 19
A court near Moscow has extended the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19.
PolitiFact→ Bill O'Reilly – Bill O’Reilly’s misleading statement on Biden and fossil-fuel subsidies
“As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.”
FactCheck.org→ Both Sides Spin Domestic Oil Production
With the U.S. blocking new purchases of Russian oil, the White House, Republicans and the oil industry are engaged in a disagreement over whether the administration has hampered domestic oil production on federal land or whether the industry is holding
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Maryland Is NOT ‘About To Vote’ On Pregnancy Freedom Bill
Is the Maryland General Assembly "about to vote" on a controversial pregnancy "freedom" bill? Not exactly: Maryland legislators proposed the Pregnant Person's Freedom Act of 2022, which is in committee, but at the time of writing the bill
Snopes→ American Among Civilians Killed in Russian Attack in Ukraine
The State Department confirmed that an American citizen was killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv.
Snopes→ Did Ukraine Reject ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as a Battle Cry?
According to an online report, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said, "Fu*k Dee Snider."
PolitiFact→ Voting by mail has been popular in Arizona for decades. Now the state GOP wants to ban it
Arizona has had expansive voting by mail since 1991. Following Trump’s falsehoods about voting by mail, the Arizona Republican Party has sued to get rid of it.