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  • Fact Check: 'Spetznas' Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine

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    Did "Spetznas" snipers fatally shoot the World Economic Forum's head of the Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, Kiva Allgood, on April 26, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this happened. In addition, the website where this claim appeared has a record of publishing fabricated content. The claim appeared in an article published by…

    • May 2, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: 'Spetznas' Snipers Did NOT Kill WEF Member Kiva Allgood In Ukraine No Record
  • Fact Check: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Was NOT Killed In Kyiv On January 3, 2024

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    Was Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin killed by Russian cruise missiles in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 3, 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim is false. On January 1, 2024, Austin was hospitalized in Washington, D.C., due to complications from surgery and remained there as of January 10, 2024. Also, this…

    • Jan 10, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Was NOT Killed In Kyiv On January 3, 2024 Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: Putin Did NOT 'Bomb Big Pharma in Ukraine' For 'Suspected' COVID-19 Vaccine Production In 2023 -- Farmak's Warehouse Was Hit In 2022 During Nearby Battle

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    Did Russian President Vladimir Putin order "the destruction of a Kyiv pharmaceutical laboratory suspected of manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines" owned by Farmak, one of Ukraine's major companies selling medical products, in November 2023? No, that's not true: The company's warehouse near Kyiv had been burned down roughly a year and a half earlier. It happened during the early stages of the…

    • Nov 28, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Putin Did NOT 'Bomb Big Pharma in Ukraine' For 'Suspected' COVID-19 Vaccine Production In 2023 -- Farmak's Warehouse Was Hit In 2022 During Nearby Battle Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Bomb Cloning Lab in Ukraine -- Story Is From Site That Makes Things Up

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    Did Russia bomb "a cloning lab" in Ukraine's Donetsk, occupied by Russia in November 2023? No, that's not true: The website that published the claim relied on a fictitious single source, and that site carries a disclaimer saying it publishes "humor, parody and satire." No credible media organization reported the purported "news." The claim originated in a article (archived here)…

    • Nov 14, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Bomb Cloning Lab in Ukraine -- Story Is From Site That Makes Things Up Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Execute 'Defiant 5G Executives'

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    Did Russian President Vladimir Putin order the executions of "defiant 5G executives"? No, that's not true: The claim, published by a website with a long history of spreading false statements, was not corroborated by credible sources in English or Russian. The claim originated from an article (archived here) published by Real Raw News on August 14, 2023. It was titled:…

    • Aug 15, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Execute 'Defiant 5G Executives' Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Stop Adrenochrome Shipment Being Sent To U.S. -- It's A Fabricated Story

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    Did Russian President Vladimir Putin intercept an adrenochrome shipment that was in transit to the United States? No, that's not true: The claim contains a hodgepodge of conspiracy theories and it originated in an outlet known for publishing fictitious "news" stories. The claim originated in an article titled "Putin Intercepts Adrenochrome Shipment Headed to United States," published on February 8,…

    • Mar 13, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Stop Adrenochrome Shipment Being Sent To U.S. -- It's A Fabricated Story Satirical Site
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Putin 'Ordered The Destruction Of All Covid-19 Vaccine Stockpiles On Russian Soil'

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    Did Russian President Vladimir Putin order the destruction of all COVID-19 vaccine supplies in Russia? No, that's not true. The claim originated from a website known for spreading false claims, and no other independent credible source has published anything to back up this theory. On March 4, 2023, the Russian Ministry of Health publicly confirmed sending additional doses to different…

    • Mar 6, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Putin 'Ordered The Destruction Of All Covid-19 Vaccine Stockpiles On Russian Soil' No Traces
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