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  • Fact Check: Sweden Did NOT Confirm The Loss Of All Leopard 2A5 Tanks Delivered To Ukraine

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    Did Sweden confirm the loss of all Leopard 2A5 tanks delivered to Ukraine? No, that's not true. The government of Sweden did not confirm the loss of the tanks, both the press officer for the Swedish Defence Minister and a spokesperson for the Swedish armed forces told Lead Stories. A post making the claim gives no evidence nor does it…

    • Oct 2, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Sweden Did NOT Confirm The Loss Of All Leopard 2A5 Tanks Delivered To Ukraine Did Not Affirm
  • Fact Check: USA Today Did NOT Post Video Of Zelenskyy's Bodyguard 'Starting A Fight In A Bar' -- And There's NO Record Of Such A Brawl

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    Did USA Today produce and publish a clip capturing Volodymyr Zelenskyy's bodyguard starting a "drunken brawl" in New York City, and did that incident take place during the Ukrainian president's visit to the United States in September 2023? No, none of that is true: A bar's representative, the NYPD and USA Today refuted the claim. The video doesn't even show…

    • Oct 2, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: USA Today Did NOT Post Video Of Zelenskyy's Bodyguard 'Starting A Fight In A Bar' -- And There's NO Record Of Such A Brawl Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Issue Stamp With Yaroslav Hunka On It -- Viral Image Showed Barcode From Different Product

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    Did Ukraine issue a stamp with an "image of the Nazi" who was "given a standing ovation in the Canadian Parliament" to recognize Yaroslav Hunka as Ukraine's national hero? No, that's not true: The website of the Ukrainian national postal service does not contain any mentions of the supposed stamp. Furthermore, the image shared on social media contained a barcode…

    • Sep 27, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Ukraine Did NOT Issue Stamp With Yaroslav Hunka On It -- Viral Image Showed Barcode From Different Product Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Ukraine Uses 'New Body Armor Designed For Its Pregnant Women Fighters' -- It's Just For Female Military Personnel

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    Does a viral video prove that Ukraine now employs bulletproof vests specifically made for "pregnant women fighters"? No, that's not true: The post on social media misleads audiences about the new body armor's design -- it was made not for pregnant people, but for all female military personnel in order to take their anatomy into account. The caption on the…

    • Sep 26, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Ukraine Uses 'New Body Armor Designed For Its Pregnant Women Fighters' -- It's Just For Female Military Personnel Distorted
  • Fact Check: Deutsche Welle Did NOT Report That Poles Use Wi-Fi Network Names 'Offensive' To Ukrainian Refugees In Poland

    Fact Check

    Did the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) report that Poles have started to rename their Wi-Fi networks to insult Ukrainian refugees in Poland? No, that's not true: Both DW and the Ukrainian government refuted the claim. A Lead Stories analysis indicates that the claim's list of supposed Wi-Fi networks may predate Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine that displaced…

    • Sep 22, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Deutsche Welle Did NOT Report That Poles Use Wi-Fi Network Names 'Offensive' To Ukrainian Refugees In Poland Fake Report
  • Fact Check: 'Glory To Urine' Was NOT Displayed On A Large LED Billboard Near New York City's Times Square -- Video Manipulation

    Fact Check

    Did an LED billboard at the corner of 42nd Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan feature the words "Glory to Urine" against a waving blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly meeting on September 19, 2023? No, that's not true: This video is not current or authentic. Shots…

    • Sep 22, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Glory To Urine' Was NOT Displayed On A Large LED Billboard Near New York City's Times Square -- Video Manipulation CGI Video
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Ukraine's Former Defense Minister 'After His Resignation ... On A Yacht' -- Photo Is Old

    Fact Check

    Does a photo on social media prove that Ukraine's former minister of defense Oleksii Reznikov went to Europe to enjoy "successful earnings" right after leaving his job in September 2023? No, that's not true: Reznikov posted that image on his Facebook page in 2020. That was before he became the minister of defense, in November 2021. The claim originated from…

    • Sep 21, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Ukraine's Former Defense Minister 'After His Resignation ... On A Yacht' -- Photo Is Old 2020
  • Fact Check: Fake DW and FAZ Articles Reported On Non-Existent "Scandalous" Anti-Ukrainian Graffiti In Berlin -- Screenshot Propaganda

    Fact Check

    Did at least two German news outlets, Deutsche Welle and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, publish reports about a graffiti mural in Berlin that showed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy labeled a "Cannibal," eating the dismembered arm of a Ukrainian soldier holding an AR-15-style rifle? No, that's not true: These screenshots are fabricated propaganda, designed to look like news reports about anti-Ukrainian…

    • Sep 15, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Fake DW and FAZ Articles Reported On Non-Existent "Scandalous" Anti-Ukrainian Graffiti In Berlin -- Screenshot Propaganda Not In Berlin
  • Fact Check: UK's MI6 Did NOT Reveal 'Weather Weapon' Used To Cause Wildfires In Hawaii

    Fact Check

    Did the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) reveal in August 2023 that the wildfires in Hawaii were caused by a "weather weapon" developed by the U.S. government? No, that's not true: The claim is part of a Chinese disinformation campaign. Additionally, there is no credible information or evidence to suggest that the wildfires in Hawaii were caused by such a…

    • Sep 13, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: UK's MI6 Did NOT Reveal 'Weather Weapon' Used To Cause Wildfires In Hawaii China Disinfo
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    Edward is an experienced news editor, producer, and reporter with a diverse track record in the news industry. He was born in Slovakia, but has been globetrotting ever since. He started off on the freelance trail that led him through the doors of many Slovak and regional publications in the wider CEE area. His life turned upside down when Russia…

    • Sep 12, 2023
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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