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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Soldiers Wearing WWII German Helmets

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    Does a viral video portray Ukrainian soldiers in 2023 wearing "WW2 era German helmets"? No, that's not true: The footage shows a traditional reenactment event in Belgium. Nothing in the video links the men wearing historic uniforms to Ukraine. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on Instagram on December 27, 2023. It opened: Ukrainian soldiers on the…

    • Jan 2, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Soldiers Wearing WWII German Helmets Belgium
  • Fact Check: Episode 9 Of Season 24 Of 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict A Solar Superstorm

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    Does a social media post accurately summarize the events portrayed in an episode of "The Simpsons" -- that a solar superstorm struck Springfield, causing an electromagnetic pulse that led to a complete shutdown of the town and internet access? No, that's not true: The 2013 Simpsons episode mentioned in the social media post -- Episode Nine of Season 24 --…

    • Jan 2, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Episode 9 Of Season 24 Of 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict A Solar Superstorm Misrepresented
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Army Attacking Patients From Kamal Hospital In Gaza With Bulldozers

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    Does a viral video on the X platform prove that "the Kamal Hospital in the Gaza Strip" was attacked by the Israeli forces "with a bulldozer" in 2023? No, that's not true: The footage predates the conflict. It is a least a decade old, and was posted as news coverage of an incident in Egypt. The claim appeared in a…

    • Dec 19, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Army Attacking Patients From Kamal Hospital In Gaza With Bulldozers Old Footage
  • 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: 'Stand With Israel' Replacing 'Stand With Ukraine' Billboard Was NOT Displayed On New York's 7th Avenue -- It's CGI Fake

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    Does a video show a large billboard ad of an ABC News "Stand With Ukraine" message being replaced with a "Stand With Israel" message in New York City's Times Square district? No, that's not true: This video of the intersection of 50th Street and 7th Avenue has been edited to show a fake advertisement. The real illuminated billboard display at…

    • Nov 14, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Stand With Israel' Replacing 'Stand With Ukraine' Billboard Was NOT Displayed On New York's 7th Avenue -- It's CGI Fake Edited Video
  • Fact Check: October 2023 Titanic Magazine Cover Does NOT Show Cartoon Of People In Zelenskyy Masks Begging For Candy

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    Does the cover of the October 2023 issue of the German satirical magazine Titanic feature a cartoon of people wearing masks depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with a title that translates to "This time there won't be enough sweets for everyone"? No, that's not true: Titanic's webmaster confirmed to Lead Stories that this supposed cover is fabricated. The official cover…

    • Nov 3, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: October 2023 Titanic Magazine Cover Does NOT Show Cartoon Of People In Zelenskyy Masks Begging For Candy Imposter Cover
  • Fact Check: 'Mass Graves Of Thousands Of Children Killed By Fauci In Illegal Experiments' NOT Found In NYC -- Or Anywhere Else

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    Were the "mass graves of thousands of children killed ... in illegal experiments" by Dr. Anthony Fauci found in New York City? No, that's not true: The police department for the county where the mass graves supposedly rest says there are no such graves. Additionally, a picture used in the article making the claim to illustrate a purported mass grave…

    • Oct 11, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'Mass Graves Of Thousands Of Children Killed By Fauci In Illegal Experiments' NOT Found In NYC -- Or Anywhere Else Made-Up
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show White Phosphorus Bomb Used In Gaza -- Scene Was Originally Recorded In Ukraine

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    Does a video shared to social media in October 2023 show "white Phosphorus bombs" dropped on Gaza? No, that's not true: The video was shot in Ukraine and was posted to social media in March 2023, which predates the October 7, 2023, start of the Hamas-Israel conflict. The original clip showed an alleged attack made by Russian forces on the…

    • Oct 11, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show White Phosphorus Bomb Used In Gaza -- Scene Was Originally Recorded In Ukraine March 2023
  • Fact Check: Bellingcat Did NOT Conclude Ukraine Smuggled Weapons to Hamas -- Claim Comes From Fake BBC Video

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    Did the BBC produce a video stating that Bellingcat proved Ukraine was selling NATO weapons to Hamas in the months leading up to the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel? No, that's not true: The BBC website does not contain such reporting, and investigative journalism group Bellingcat did not publish the purported investigation either. Both organizations publicly refuted the claim.…

    • Oct 11, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Bellingcat Did NOT Conclude Ukraine Smuggled Weapons to Hamas -- Claim Comes From Fake BBC Video No Such Report
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