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  • Fact Check: Photo Of John McCain And Lindsay Graham With Osama Bin Laden is NOT Authentic -- Old Fake

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    Is a photo of Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham standing with Osama Bin Laden real? No, that's not true: The image was digitally altered from a real photo of McCain and Graham standing with Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai in July 2013. The fake version showing al-Qaida founder Osama Bin Laden began circulating after McCain's 2018 death as a way…

    • Jun 6, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Photo Of John McCain And Lindsay Graham With Osama Bin Laden is NOT Authentic -- Old Fake Old Fake
  • Fact Check: Russian Official Did NOT Suggest Russia Is Supplying Weapons To Texas

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    Did the Russian representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, publicly say "It is important to understand that by supplying weapons to Texas, Russia does not become a party to the conflict"? No, that's not true: A transcript of the United Nations Security Council meeting where Nebenzya purportedly said that shows he said no such thing. That meeting was in…

    • Feb 6, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Russian Official Did NOT Suggest Russia Is Supplying Weapons To Texas Fabrication
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Ukraine Troops SURRENDER En-masse' -- It's A Prisoner Exchange

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    Does a viral video show a large group of Ukrainian soldiers surrendering on July 24, 2023, or on July 30, 2023? No, that's not true: The clip captures a prisoner exchange that was reported to have taken place in late May 2023 in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. The story appeared in an article (archived here) published by halturnerradioshow.com on…

    • Jul 31, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Ukraine Troops SURRENDER En-masse' -- It's A Prisoner Exchange Prisoner Swap
  • Fact Check: NATO Did NOT Change Its Air Force Status To 'Combat' From 'Air Police' Over The Baltics

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    Did NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announce on June 26, 2023, that the international military alliance would change the status of the air force mission protecting the skies of the Baltic states to a "combat" role?" No, that's not true: Stoltenberg said during a press conference that NATO has reached an agreement on a "new rotational model for air and missile…

    • Jun 27, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NATO Did NOT Change Its Air Force Status To 'Combat' From 'Air Police' Over The Baltics New Model
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mexican Military Massing South Of US Border

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    Does a video filmed at night in an urban area show Mexican military currently massing just south of the U.S. border near California on June 17, 2023? No, that's not true: The footage shows a shopping district in Mexico City, which is about 1,700 miles away from San Ysidro, California. Also, this video has been circulating online since at least…

    • Jun 21, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mexican Military Massing South Of US Border Mexico City
  • Fact Check: Images Of Military Gear Do NOT Show Unusual Deployment In June 2023 In US, Canadian Cities -- It's Training Season

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    Do images of military equipment in U.S. and Canadian cities show some sort of military action or deployment is taking place in June 2023? No, that's not true: Military equipment in U.S. and Canadian cities does not necessarily indicate that military action is imminent. Military equipment may be deployed to urban areas for various reasons, such as training exercises, security…

    • Jun 19, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Images Of Military Gear Do NOT Show Unusual Deployment In June 2023 In US, Canadian Cities -- It's Training Season Just Training
  • Fact Check: COVID Shots Do NOT Cause 'Vaccine-Induced AIDS,' Did Not Cause 500% Increase In HIV In US Military

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    Do COVID-19 shots cause "vaccine-induced AIDS" (VAIDS) and did they cause a 500 percent increase in HIV in the U.S. military during 2021? No, that's not true: "The claims are false," U.S. Department of Defense spokesperson Lisa Lawrence told Lead Stories in a March 3, 2023, email. Only one thing causes AIDS and that's HIV. Even if there had been…

    • Mar 3, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: COVID Shots Do NOT Cause 'Vaccine-Induced AIDS,' Did Not Cause 500% Increase In HIV In US Military Not Vax-Caused
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show HIMARS And Gepard Systems In Romania Heading To Moldova

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    Does a video show HIMARS and Gepard military weaponry on a street in Romania heading to Moldova? No, that's not true: The footage was shot in November 2022 of a military rehearsal for the National Day Parade in Alba Iulia, Romania, approximately 566 miles from the border with Moldova. The Romanian government released a statement saying the footage is from…

    • Feb 28, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show HIMARS And Gepard Systems In Romania Heading To Moldova Old Footage
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That US Aid To Ukraine Was 'Laundered' Through Crypto Exchange FTX, Channeled To Democrats

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    Was U.S. government aid to Ukraine misused by funding Democratic candidates during midterm campaigns through the crypto exchange FTX? No, that's not true: Social media posts did not differentiate between private donations and U.S. government funds allocated to support Ukraine, and no reliable sources reported that either of those was invested in FTX. The claim appeared in re-posts identical to…

    • Nov 14, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That US Aid To Ukraine Was 'Laundered' Through Crypto Exchange FTX, Channeled To Democrats Fact Check: NO Evidence That US Aid To Ukraine Was 'Laundered' Through Crypto Exchange FTX, Channeled To Democrats No Investment
  • Fact Check: Thousands Of Soldiers Did NOT Deploy On Streets Of London Or Cross Tower Bridge

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    Did thousands of soldiers deploy on the streets of London, crossing the iconic Tower Bridge in the early hours of September 24, 2022, local time? No, that's not true: Not only were there no news reports of any such deployments in the British capital but the bridge shown in the video does not appear to be Tower Bridge, which has…

    • Sep 26, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Thousands Of Soldiers Did NOT Deploy On Streets Of London Or Cross Tower Bridge Wrong Bridge
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