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  • 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
  • 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 💔 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
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