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  • Fact Check: Video Of Putin Ending The War Is NOT Real -- It's A 'Deepfake'

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    Did Russian President Vladimir Putin announce on March 16, 2022, that Russia, having invaded Ukraine, had capitulated? No, that is not true: No credible independent or official source has reported such a statement by the Russian president. The video uses video from Putin's earlier speech, altered using so-called "deepfake" technology, so that it appears Putin is saying the words. A…

    • Mar 16, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Of Putin Ending The War Is NOT Real -- It's A 'Deepfake' Deep Fake
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'FGM148 Javelin ... vs Russian Vehicles' -- It's Video Game Footage

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    Does a video posted to Facebook show footage of a Javelin missile targeting a Russian military vehicle as of March 2022? No, that's not true: This video shows footage from the military shooter video game Arma 3. Lead Stories has previously refuted similar claims concerning images from this particular video game being used to depict genuine international conflicts including Russia's…

    • Mar 16, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'FGM148 Javelin ... vs Russian Vehicles' -- It's Video Game Footage Arma 3 Again
  • Fact Check: NO 'Battle' Over Chukchi Sea 'Today' Between Russian MIG-31 Fighter And US RC-135 Aircraft

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    Was there an air battle over Chukchi Sea between Russian MiG-31 fighters and a U.S. RC-135 aircraft on March 12, 2022, as claimed by a title on a video posted on Facebook? No, that's not true: This clickbait headline overdramatizes a true incident that happened on May 6, 2021. This was not a "battle" involving shooting down planes as suggested…

    • Mar 16, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NO 'Battle' Over Chukchi Sea 'Today' Between Russian MIG-31 Fighter And US RC-135 Aircraft Old News
  • Fact Check: Video Footage of Ukrainian War Is NOT From 2022, It's From August 2014

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    Does a video on social media show "leaked footage of heavy war between Russia vs. Ukraine" in 2022? No, that's not true: There is a compilation of Ukrainian footage in the post, but it's from August 2014. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on March 15, 2022, with the caption "Leaked Footage of Heavy WAR Between Russia…

    • Mar 16, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Footage of Ukrainian War Is NOT From 2022, It's From August 2014 2014 Footage
  • Several Red Flags Raised Over New Russian 'Fact Checking' Site WarOnFakes.com

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    Is the new Russian website "War on Fakes" a real and reliable fact checking website run by "experts and journalists"? We have questions. The site appeared to spring up almost overnight in early March 2022 in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and started publishing articles in several languages meant to look like fact checks, often accompanied with…

    • Mar 16, 2022
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Several Red Flags Raised Over New Russian 'Fact Checking' Site WarOnFakes.com Fakes of War
  • Fact Check: 'Ukraine Press Release About Joe Biden' Video Is NOT New -- It Is From 2020

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    Does a video show a Ukrainian press conference about President Joe Biden amid Russia's invasion of the country? No, that's not true: The video is from 2020 and includes footage of a press conference with a Ukrainian lawmaker who has been described by U.S. officials as an "active Russian agent." In the video he is sharing a recording of Biden's…

    • Mar 15, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'Ukraine Press Release About Joe Biden' Video Is NOT New -- It Is From 2020 Old Video
  • Fact Check: This IS Real Design For Ukrainian Stamp

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    Did the Ukrainian Postal Service (Ukrposhta) introduce a design for a new postage stamp with the message "Russian warship, go fuck yourself!"? Yes, that's true: According to an announcement by the postal service, an online competition was held to commemorate the widely reported Ukrainian border guards' defiant stance against Russian warships in February 2022 at the beginning of the Russian…

    • Mar 14, 2022
    • by: Courtney Kealy
    Fact Check: This IS Real Design For Ukrainian Stamp Real Design
  • Fact Check: Compilation Video Does NOT Show Only Clips From Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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    Does a compilation video posted on Facebook show only war footage from the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: Although at least one of the clips in the video shows footage of the conflict, many are unrelated to the war in Ukraine. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published on March 9, 2022. It included the…

    • Mar 14, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Compilation Video Does NOT Show Only Clips From Russia-Ukraine Conflict Other Events
  • Fact Check: This Is NOT The Mariupol Maternity Hospital In Ukraine That Russia Bombed

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    Is this a photo of the Mariupol maternity hospital in Ukraine that Russia bombed on March 9, 2022? No, that's not true: The photo posted by the Twitter account of the Russian Embassy in Israel, purporting to show an intact and empty maternity hospital, has been geolocated. It is a picture of a building 10 kilometers (about 6.2 miles) from…

    • Mar 11, 2022
    • by: Courtney Kealy
    Fact Check: This Is NOT The Mariupol Maternity Hospital In Ukraine That Russia Bombed Different Site
  • Fact Check: Gas Prices DON'T Show If US Sanctions Are Hurting Russia

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    Do low Russian gasoline prices prove U.S. sanctions aren't hurting their economy? No, that's not true: As sanctions by the United States and other Western nations took hold in the weeks following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, gas prices rose in the U.S., but the value of the ruble plunged by about 30%. That eats into Russians' purchasing power, which…

    • Mar 11, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Gas Prices DON'T Show If US Sanctions Are Hurting Russia Normally Low
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