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  • Fact Check: NO Proof 'Dozens Of Ukrainians' Asked Russia To Help Return Ukrainian Refugee Children From European Union

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    Did "dozens of Ukrainians" apply to Russia's mission to the United Nations for help getting their children back from welfare agencies in the European Union? No, that's not true: Parents of such children, Russian officials and European Union governments have not said anything that substantiates this claim. The office of Ukraine's Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, which handles requests for…

    • Feb 2, 2024
    • by: Evgenia Prodaeva
    Fact Check: NO Proof 'Dozens Of Ukrainians' Asked Russia To Help Return Ukrainian Refugee Children From European Union Missing Proof
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Dancing -- It Was Doctored To Add His Face

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    Does a viral video show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dancing in a red suit? No, that's not true: The footage of a different person was altered to add Zelenskyy's face. The dance in question was performed by a man from the Russian city of Lipetsk. The story appeared in a post (archived here) published on Instagram on January 14, 2024.…

    • Jan 15, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Dancing -- It Was Doctored To Add His Face Altered
  • Fact Check: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Was NOT Killed In Kyiv On January 3, 2024

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    Was Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin killed by Russian cruise missiles in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 3, 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim is false. On January 1, 2024, Austin was hospitalized in Washington, D.C., due to complications from surgery and remained there as of January 10, 2024. Also, this…

    • Jan 10, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Was NOT Killed In Kyiv On January 3, 2024 Pentagon: Nope
  • Fact Check: Biden Net Worth Was NOT $41 Million in 2022 -- It's Roughly $10 Million

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    Did the combined net worth of President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris reach $69 million in 2022, or $41 million and $28 million respectively? No, that's not true: Posts on social media inflated the financial status of both families without providing any rationale for such statements. Compared to an average American, both Biden and Harris are more…

    • Jan 3, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Biden Net Worth Was NOT $41 Million in 2022 -- It's Roughly $10 Million Not That Rich
  • 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
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