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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UK Military Robot Sent To Help Ukraine In War -- It's Digitally Edited

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    Did the United Kingdom send a "'Robot Royal Force' πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Type-C robot" to help Ukraine with the war in July 2023? No, that's not true: There was no information or credible report online to corroborate the claim that the United Kingdom sent or would send a "'Robot Royal Force' Type-C robot" to help Ukraine following Russia's military invasion. Also, animation…

    • Jul 24, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UK Military Robot Sent To Help Ukraine In War -- It's Digitally Edited Robot Added
  • Fact Check: Some Video Clips Are NOT "Real News Footage" In Jason Aldean's 'Try That In A Small Town' Music Video

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    Does the music video "Try That In A Small Town" by country music singer Jason Aldean only contain "real news footage," as he asserted in a public response to criticism that his song and video promote violence and allude to timeworn lynching threats? No, that's not true: Not every clip in the video is news footage. There are several stock…

    • Jul 21, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Some Video Clips  Are NOT "Real News Footage" In Jason Aldean's 'Try That In A Small Town' Music Video Not All News
  • Fact Check: Kyiv Traffic Jam Video Was NOT Filmed In 2023 -- Dates Back To August 2022

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    Is there a huge traffic jam leaving Kyiv to get to western Ukraine "right now," on July 17, 2023? No, that's not true: The video shown in this tweet goes back at least to August 22, 2022. It does not show a traffic jam made up of people fleeing Kyiv for western Ukraine due to purported concerns over Russian retaliation…

    • Jul 20, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Kyiv Traffic Jam Video Was NOT Filmed In 2023 -- Dates Back To August 2022 Old Video
  • Fact Check: German Newspaper Handelsblatt Did NOT Call To 'Reconsider Attitudes' Toward Ukraine's Zelenskyy After 2023 NATO Summit

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    Did the German newspaper Handelsblatt publish a cartoon of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its front page in the aftermath of the 2023 NATO summit, calling to "reconsider attitudes" toward support of Zelenskyy and Ukraine? No, that's not true: No such cover could be found on the Handelsblatt official website. The story appeared in a tweet (archived here) published on…

    • Jul 19, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: German Newspaper Handelsblatt Did NOT Call To 'Reconsider Attitudes' Toward Ukraine's Zelenskyy After 2023 NATO Summit Fake Cover
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Performing Belly Dance In 2006 -- It's A Dancer From Argentina

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    Did a viral video show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy performing a belly dance on camera? No, that's not true: The footage portrays a different person, a professional belly dance instructor from Argentina, and Zelenskyy's face seems to have been superimposed on that person's body. The story appeared in a post (archived here) published on TikTok on July 15, 2023. It…

    • Jul 18, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Performing Belly Dance In 2006 -- It's A Dancer From Argentina Not Zelenskyy
  • Fact Check: Alexa Does NOT Say World War III Will Start In November 2023 With Russia Attacking Germany

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    Does Amazon's Alexa speaker say World War III will start in November 2023 when "Russia launches an attack against Germany"? No, that's not true: Amazon told Lead Stories that their AI system does not give that Alexa response to a question about when World War III would start. The claim appeared in a video published on Facebook on July 3,…

    • Jul 10, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Alexa Does NOT Say World War III Will Start In November 2023 With Russia Attacking Germany Not Standard
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Remains Of Russian Soldiers Crushed 'Into Meat Cubes'

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    Did a viral photo capture the bodies of Russian soldiers mashed together into a rectangular piece of flesh "for easy transportation"? No, that's not true: The image showed previously frozen but then thawed pet food left in the streets of a Russian village near the border with Ukraine. The claim appeared in a tweet posted on July 4, 2023. It…

    • Jul 5, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Remains Of Russian Soldiers Crushed 'Into Meat Cubes' Pet Food
  • Fact Check: Anti-Zelenskyy Graffiti Did NOT Appear In The Hague On June 28, 2023

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    Is graffiti of a hanged Volodymyr Zelenskyy in The Hague, Netherlands, as of this writing? No, that's not true: The image was created by an art group that posts their work on Instagram purportely in random locations worldwide, but there is no evidence that the graffiti is where the group claims it is. The location shown in this image is…

    • Jul 3, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Anti-Zelenskyy Graffiti Did NOT Appear In The Hague On June 28, 2023 Not The Hague
  • Fact Check: Activision Did NOT Post Tweet Mocking Russian Military

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    Did "Call of Duty" game maker Activision post a tweet mocking the Russian military, apologizing to gamers for using Russia as an antagonist and saying it should have built games around a more competent army, such as that of Cuba or Laos? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Activision ever posted such a tweet. The claim appeared…

    • Jun 28, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Activision Did NOT Post Tweet Mocking Russian Military Fake Tweet
  • 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
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