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    Did the Albanian prime minister describe the "three major devils in the world" as being the U.S., the Soviet Union and Israel while speaking in front of the U.S. secretary of state Anthony Blinken? No, that's not true: A video clip used in a social media post is missing context. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama was explaining the history of…

    • Jun 18, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Albanian PM Did NOT Call US, Soviet Union, Israel 'Major Devils' Himself -- That Was Previous Albanian Regime's World View Former Regime
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    Did China's Defense Ministry warn it would "intervene militarily" if the United States or NATO attacked Russia? No, that's not true: No credible evidence supports this claim. Additionally, there are no official statements or credible reports from the Chinese government or its Defense Ministry to support this assertion. Nor is there any report of such a statement in China Daily,…

    • Jun 5, 2024
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    By Uliana Malashenko Is it true that Warsaw is going to send troops to the western parts of Ukraine to repossess the lands Poland used to own in the distant past? No, it's not true. Claims about the allegedly planned Polish invasion of Ukraine started to spread on social media on April 28, 2022, following the statement made by Sergei…

    • May 31, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence Poland Plans To Occupy Western Ukraine War Hysteria
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    Is President Biden about to send $3 trillion to Iran by plane to apologize for the drone strike that killed General Soleimaini last year? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click…

    • Feb 7, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Biden NOT to Send $3 Trillion on Plane to Iran as Apology for Soleimani Assassination Satire
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