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  • Fact Check: China's Defense Ministry Did NOT Warn Of Military Intervention If US Or NATO Attacked Russia

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    Did China's Defense Ministry warn it would "intervene militarily" if the United States or NATO attacked Russia? No, that's not true: No credible evidence supports this claim. Additionally, there are no official statements or credible reports from the Chinese government or its Defense Ministry to support this assertion. Nor is there any report of such a statement in China Daily,…

    • Jun 5, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: China's Defense Ministry Did NOT Warn Of Military Intervention If US Or NATO Attacked Russia Never Said
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Zelenskyy Bought $200 Million Casino Resort In Cyprus

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    Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the luxury Vuni Palace Hotel in Cyprus? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that the Ukrainian leader bought the resort on the northern coast of the island nation. In an online statement, the Ukrainian embassy in Cyprus called the claim "Russian propaganda" and "yet another lie aimed at discrediting Ukraine and…

    • Jun 4, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Zelenskyy Bought $200 Million Casino Resort In Cyprus No Evidence
  • Fact Check: U.S. Spokesperson Did NOT Justify Ukrainian Strikes On Belgorod, Russia Saying It Holds 'Virtually No Civilians' -- Video Is AI Fake

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    Does a 50-second video show authentic remarks by U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller discussing "military targets" in the Russian city of Belgorod, with "virtually no civilians left" in that city? No, that's not true: The video mixes video of different briefings, during which Miller made no such remarks. The words falsely attributed to him in the video were AI-generated.…

    • Jun 3, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: U.S. Spokesperson Did NOT Justify Ukrainian Strikes On Belgorod, Russia Saying It Holds 'Virtually No Civilians' -- Video Is AI Fake Doctored Sound
  • Fact Check: Fico Shooting Suspect's Wife Is NOT Ukrainian Refugee -- Police Said Such Speculation Is 'Hoax'

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    Is the wife of the suspect in the attempted assassination of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico a Ukrainian refugee? No, that's not true: The head of the country's national police said that such speculations on social media are "definitely a hoax." Lead Stories found no credible news reporting corroborating the claim. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on…

    • May 16, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Fico Shooting Suspect's Wife Is NOT Ukrainian Refugee -- Police Said Such Speculation Is 'Hoax' Police Deny
  • Fact Check: White House Press Secretary Did NOT Answer Question On 'Ukrainian Manifestations Of Nazism' -- Altered Video

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    Did White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre field a question on the topic of alleged Ukrainian manifestations of Nazism from a reporter during a press briefing? No, that's not true on both counts: The reporter did not ask this question, and Jean-Pierre did not respond to such a question. An AI-generated voiceover has been added to authentic video footage from…

    • May 9, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: White House Press Secretary Did NOT Answer Question On 'Ukrainian Manifestations Of Nazism' -- Altered Video AI Voiceover
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show April 13, 2024 Iranian Barrage Of Hundreds Of Cruise Missiles, Drones On Israel

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    Does a video on social media document a barrage of hundreds of cruise missiles and drones launched into Israel by Iran on April 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The video, found in a variety of posts, appeared on social media several years before Iran's 2024 attack on Israel. Lead Stories found examples of the clip dating back to 2022…

    • Apr 13, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show April 13, 2024 Iranian Barrage Of Hundreds Of Cruise Missiles, Drones On Israel Pre-2024 Video
  • Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Release A Photo Of Zelenskyy Captured and Arrested

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    Did online talk show host Tucker Carlson release a photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "captured" and being sent to a high-security prison in Russia? No, that's not true: The image posted on social media is a screenshot from the Ukrainian sitcom series "Servant of the People" that Zelenskyy starred in before becoming president of Ukraine. The show's production company…

    • Apr 12, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Release A Photo Of Zelenskyy Captured and Arrested TV Show Image
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Baby Surrounded By Debris Does NOT Portray Damage Caused By Foreign Mercenaries In Ukraine -- Scene Was Staged In 2015

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    Does a photo of a toddler walking past the debris of burned village homes portray the damage caused by foreign mercenaries in Ukraine? No, that's not true: The image is a screenshot of a 2015 staged music video. In 2024, the picture was reused by the resources formerly controlled by now-deceased Russian mercenary boss Evgeny Prigozhin. The claim appeared in…

    • Apr 12, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Photo Of Baby Surrounded By Debris Does NOT Portray Damage Caused By Foreign Mercenaries In Ukraine -- Scene Was Staged In 2015 Recycled Image
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Volodymyr Zelenskyy Bought Highgrove House From Britain's King Charles III

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    Did Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy buy the Highgrove mansion from the United Kingdom's King Charles III? No, that's not true: A representative of Grant Harrold, a former royal butler who was cited as the main source in an online article making the claim, told Lead Stories that the claim is "completely false." Lead Stories found several signs pointing to AI-generated…

    • Apr 8, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Volodymyr Zelenskyy Bought Highgrove House From Britain's King Charles III Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Captain Of Ship That Hit Francis Scott Key Bridge In Baltimore Was NOT Ukrainian

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    Was the captain of the Dali cargo vessel that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 24, 2024, Ukrainian? No, that's not true: A representative of the company operating the ship confirmed to Lead Stories that all 22 crew members on board were Indian nationals. The claim about the Ukrainian captain purportedly being in charge of Dali…

    • Mar 27, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Captain Of Ship That Hit Francis Scott Key Bridge In Baltimore Was NOT Ukrainian Indian Crew
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