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  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Declare 'War On Russia' On Or Before June 17, 2023

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    Did President Joe Biden declare "war on Russia" as of June 17, 2023? No, that's not true: This video post is missing context as the footage, taken from a March 2022 event of Biden speaking to the House Democratic Caucus, was edited. The transcript of his original remarks and a video recording of the event show that the video clip…

    • Jun 22, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Declare 'War On Russia' On Or Before June 17, 2023 Out Of Context
  • Fact Check: Burisma Co-Owner's Wife Is NOT Dead As Of June 19, 2023; Her Attorney Denies She Was Firm's Accountant

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    Was the wife of a former Burisma co-owner found dead after she had offered to disclose the firm's secrets she had accessed as an accountant? No, that's not true: According to her attorney, the woman is alive and well as of June 19, 2023, and she didn't work as an accountant for the company in question. The story originated from…

    • Jun 19, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Burisma Co-Owner's Wife Is NOT Dead As Of June 19, 2023; Her Attorney Denies She Was Firm's Accountant Alive&Well
  • Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Tell Elon Musk To Delete Tucker Carlson's Twitter Account In 72 Hours

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    Did Ukraine demand Elon Musk delete Tucker Carlson's Twitter account within 72 hours, threatening consequences if the demand was not complied with? No, that's not true: the claim originated on a Russian Telegram channel known for satirical content that regularly posts fake quotes from people who are in the news. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's official website makes no mention of…

    • Jun 8, 2023
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Tell Elon Musk To Delete Tucker Carlson's Twitter Account In 72 Hours Satire
  • Fact Check: Lindsey Graham Did NOT Say 'Killing Russians Is The Best Money We've Ever Spent'

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    Did Sen. Lindsey Graham publicly proclaim that spending U.S. resources on "killing Russians" is "the best money we've ever spent"? No, that's not true: Graham's words from two different sentences have been run together into what amounts to a misquote, distorting both the meaning and rhetoric of his message. The story appeared in a video (archived here) on TikTok on…

    • Jun 6, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Lindsey Graham Did NOT Say 'Killing Russians Is The Best Money We've Ever Spent' Distorted
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show June 6, 2023, Explosion At Nova Kakhovka Dam In Ukraine -- It's November 2022 Footage

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    Does a black-and-white video show a nighttime explosion at the Nova Kakhovka Dam on the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, causing flooding downstream on June 6, 2023? No, that's not true:. This footage was widely circulated before the June 6 incident. It shows a blast damaging the bridge at the dam in November 2022, not the June 6, 2023,…

    • Jun 6, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show June 6, 2023, Explosion At Nova Kakhovka Dam In Ukraine -- It's November 2022 Footage 2022 Video
  • Fact Check: Ukraine's Commander-In-Chief Did NOT Disappear In May 2023 Or On June 3, 2023

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    Did Commander In Chief Of The Armed Forces Of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhnyy disappear during the battle of Bakhmut in May 2023 or on June 3, 2023, as the country was moving forward with its counteroffensive plans? No, that's not true: The claim reused an already debunked rumor from mid-May 2023. The story appeared in a video published on Facebook on…

    • Jun 5, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Ukraine's Commander-In-Chief Did NOT Disappear In May 2023 Or On June 3, 2023 Recycled Rumor
  • 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: Lead Stories Staff
    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: George Soros Did NOT Say 'Those Who Oppose My Agenda Are White Supremacists'

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    Did George Soros say "Those who oppose my agenda are white supremacists"? No, that's not true: There is no verifiable evidence or credible source that supports the assertion that Soros said this or that the statement attributed to him is a close paraphrase of something said by the Hungarian-born American financier, philanthropist and activist, who is also one of the…

    • May 25, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: George Soros Did NOT Say 'Those Who Oppose My Agenda Are White Supremacists' Not Real Quote
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