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  • Fact Check: Real Patients Were Killed, Injured In Russian Bombing Of Mariupol Maternity Hospital

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    Did a pregnant crisis actor wear bloody makeup to play the role of several different injured pregnant women in order to be photographed in the aftermath of the real bombing of a "long non-operational maternity hospital" in Mariupol, Ukraine that was being "used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and neo-Nazi Azov Battalion," as suggested in a tweet by the Russian…

    • Mar 11, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Real Patients Were Killed, Injured In Russian Bombing Of Mariupol Maternity Hospital Real Patients
  • Fact Check: Ukrainian Tank Video Was NOT Taken During 2022 Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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    Was video of a Ukrainian tank smashing through a barricade on a street taken during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: The footage of the speedy tank was recorded in 2014, during that year's conflict between the two countries. The timeliness could be implied from a Facebook post (archived here) published on March 8, 2022 during Russia's invasion…

    • Mar 11, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Ukrainian Tank Video Was NOT Taken During 2022 Russia-Ukraine Conflict From 2014
  • Fact Check: Zelenskyy And Wife Did NOT Sing 'Endless Love' Cover On YouTube

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    Did Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Olena Zelenska, the president and first lady of Ukraine, sing a cover of "Endless Love" and post it on YouTube? No, that's not true: The couple seen in this video are not the Zelenskyys. The man is a member of the Florida-based band Boyce Avenue, and the woman is Connie Talbot, a British singer. The claim…

    • Mar 11, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Zelenskyy And Wife Did NOT Sing 'Endless Love' Cover On YouTube Not Them
  • Fact Check: Russia DID NOT 'Find Over 30 Biological Labs' In Ukraine 'Formed By The Pentagon'

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    During the Russia invasion of Ukraine, did Russia find "over 30" bioweapons labs "formed by the Pentagon"? No, that's not true: According to public records, most of these labs were already known to Russia, as they were formerly part of the USSR's "Biopreparat" developing defensive and offensive bio-measures. The United States 20 years ago funded a publicly known program to…

    • Mar 11, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Russia DID NOT 'Find Over 30 Biological Labs' In Ukraine 'Formed By The Pentagon' USSR's Labs
  • Fact Check: Russia DID NOT 'Uncover' 30 Bioweapon Labs In Ukraine -- Most Were In Former USSR

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    Did the Russian Ministry of Defense "uncover" 30 bioweapons labs during its 2022 invasion of Ukraine? No, that's not true: According to public records, most of these labs were already known to Russia, as they were formerly part of the USSR's "Biopreparat", developing defensive and offensive measures. Those labs were funded by the United States 20 years ago as part…

    • Mar 11, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Russia DID NOT 'Uncover' 30 Bioweapon Labs In Ukraine -- Most Were In Former USSR Publicly Known
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Nigeria Sent 'Over 5,500 Military Forces to Ukraine'

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    Did Nigeria send over 5,000 "military forces to Ukraine"? No, that's nothing to substatiate such a claim: The Nigerian federal government has discouraged Nigerian citizens from joining Ukrainian military forces, as of March 7, 2022. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria reports that some citizens have volunteered to join Ukrainian troops but doesn't say how many. Also, the Armed…

    • Mar 10, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Nigeria Sent 'Over 5,500 Military Forces to Ukraine' No Evidence
  • Fact Check: These Documents Do NOT Confirm Kyiv Was Preparing an Offensive Operation Against Donbas

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    Do these documents, purportedly acquired by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, confirm that Kyiv was preparing an offensive operation against Donbas scheduled for March 2022? No, that's not true: Although there are no formal statements made by Ukrainian officials on whether the published papers are false or true, the papers in question do not describe a new…

    • Mar 10, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: These Documents Do NOT Confirm Kyiv Was Preparing an Offensive Operation Against Donbas Distorts Plan
  • Fact Check: Leonardo DiCaprio Did NOT Donate $10 Million To Ukraine Armed Forces

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    Did Leonardo DiCaprio donate $10 million to the Ukraine armed forces? No, that's not true: The Hollywood actor has donated to several charities to support humanitarian efforts for Ukrainians displaced by the war, but he has not made a $10 million donation to the Ukrainian army. The claim appeared in an article published by Thirsty For News on March 7,…

    • Mar 10, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Leonardo DiCaprio Did NOT Donate $10 Million To Ukraine Armed Forces Did Not Happen
  • Fact Check: NO F-22 Raptors Over Ukraine

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    Did F-22 Raptors fly over Ukraine? No, that's not true: Only the U.S. owns and operates such aircraft, and the U.S. has no manned or unmanned aircraft operating over Ukrainian air space, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on February 24, 2022, under the title "Kashmir News 24/7." With 22…

    • Mar 10, 2022
    • by: Courtney Kealy
    Fact Check: NO F-22 Raptors Over Ukraine Not F-22s
  • Fact Check: There Is NO Verifiable Evidence Of US-Funded Bioweapons Labs In Ukraine -- Video Misrepresents US Cooperative Threat Reduction Program

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    Is there verifiable evidence of U.S.-run bioweapons laboratories in Ukraine? No, that's not true: The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) at the U.S. Department of Defense says there are no U.S.-run bioweapons laboratories in the European nation. U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland testified on March 8, 2022, that "Ukraine has biological research facilities, which ...…

    • Mar 10, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: There Is NO Verifiable Evidence Of US-Funded Bioweapons Labs In Ukraine -- Video Misrepresents US Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Not Bioweapons
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