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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mexican Cartel Member With U.S.-Made Javelin Anti-Tank Missile -- It's Another Type of Missile

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    Does a video on Mexico's Milenio Television channel show a Mexican cartel member carrying a U.S.-made Javelin anti-tank missile? No, that's not true: Raytheon Technologies, which makes the Javelin, told Lead Stories that the video shows another type of shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon. The claim appeared in a post on Twitter (archived here) by Mexican journalist Azucena Uresti on May 31,…

    • Jun 2, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mexican Cartel Member With U.S.-Made Javelin Anti-Tank Missile -- It's Another Type of Missile Something Else
  • Fact Check: Photo Of A Woman At An 'International Airport' Does NOT Show The Wife Of Russia's Belgorod Region Governor Fleeing Country

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    Does a photo shared on social media during the May 22, 2023, attack on the Russian region of Belgorod by two paramilitary groups show the wife of the region's governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, at an "international airport" with her "belongings"? No, that's not true: This photo was distributed by the Russian airline Azur Air at least three months before these groups…

    • May 31, 2023
    • by: Elizabeth Owen
    Fact Check: Photo Of A Woman At An 'International Airport' Does NOT Show The Wife Of Russia's Belgorod Region Governor Fleeing Country Old Photo
  • Fact Check: Video Of Car Convoy Does NOT Show People Fleeing Belgorod, Russia After Pro-Ukraine Paramilitaries 'Invaded'

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    Does a video of a long convoy of cars show residents of Belgorod, Russia evacuating their homes after Russian paramilitary groups fighting for Ukraine crossed the Russian-Ukraine border on May 22, 2023, and attacked the Belgorod region? No, that's not true: Lead Stories compared the video footage with photos of Belgorod in Google's Street View and found that the cars…

    • May 30, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Of Car Convoy Does NOT Show People Fleeing Belgorod, Russia After Pro-Ukraine Paramilitaries 'Invaded' Citybound
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Nato Soldiers in Ukraine'

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    Does a viral video prove the presence of NATO forces in Ukraine in May 2023? No, that's not true: The footage, predating the Russian invasion of Ukraine, shows Afghanistan. The claim appeared in a video on TikTok on May 10, 2023. The text overlay said: Is World war 3 already startin πŸ’” it like a dream 😭 It continued: Nato…

    • May 23, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Nato Soldiers in Ukraine' Afghanistan
  • Fact Check: Soviet Victory Flag Did NOT Fly Over The Reichstag Building In Berlin In Early May 2023

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    Did a red banner resembling a Soviet flag fly in Berlin over the Reichstag building, the seat of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, on May 8, 2023 to commemorate the 1945 liberation of Europe from Nazi control? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this happened -- the photos and videos are manipulated. The small collection of…

    • May 19, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Soviet Victory Flag Did NOT Fly Over The Reichstag Building In Berlin In Early May 2023 Propaganda
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Attack On Ukraine's Ternopil on May 13, 2023

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    Does a viral video show a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Ternopil during the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest? No, that's not true: The same footage first appeared online four months before, where it was used by Russian state-controlled TV in news reports about Iran. The claim appeared in a tweet (archived here) published on May 13, 2023. It…

    • May 15, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Attack On Ukraine's Ternopil on May 13, 2023 Iran
  • Fact Check: Putin Did NOT 'Reveal' That 'Jesus Was Black'

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    Did Russian President Vladimir Putin display a religious icon that featured a dark-complexioned man's face to show that "Jesus was black"? No, that's not true: The video in this post shows Putin displaying a copy of a Russian Orthodox Church icon that depicts a specific interpretation of Jesus Christ. In the original footage for this clip, posted on a Russian…

    • May 12, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Putin Did NOT 'Reveal' That 'Jesus Was Black' Not His Point
  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine Being Hit By Nuclear Weapon -- It's The Aftermath Of A Russian Missile Attack

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    Does a video posted on social media in early May 2023 show Ukraine being struck by a nuclear weapon? No, that's not true: Although the video does show the aftermath of a reported Russian missile attack in Ukraine, there is no evidence that the attack was nuclear and there has been no reporting of what would be a news event…

    • May 8, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine Being Hit By Nuclear Weapon -- It's The Aftermath Of A Russian Missile Attack Missile Strike
  • Fact Check: Sweden Did NOT Attack Russia With 'Surprise Air Strike' On May 3, 2023

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    Did Sweden launch a "surprise air strike" against Russia on May 3, 2023? No, that's not true: The claim comes from a clickbait video and is not supported by any other credible sources. The story originated from a post on Facebook on May 3, 2023. It included a video titled: Surprise Air Strike from Sweden- Russian warships were hunted down…

    • May 5, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Sweden Did NOT Attack Russia With 'Surprise Air Strike' On May 3, 2023 Fact Check: Sweden Did NOT Attack Russia With 'Surprise Air Strike' On May 3, 2023 Clickbait
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Russian Missile Strike 'Killed 200 NATO Generals, Including At Least 20 Or 30 High-Ranking American Officers'

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    Does a TV interview with international affairs analyst Gilbert Doctorow prove that a Russian hypersonic missile "killed 200 NATO generals, including at least 20 or 30 high-ranking American officers"? No, that's not true: Doctorow doesn't offer any evidence to support his assertion other than an indefinite reference to "The Russians." The U.S. Department of Defense responded to this with: "This…

    • Apr 27, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Russian Missile Strike 'Killed 200 NATO Generals, Including At Least 20 Or 30 High-Ranking American Officers' Off Target
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