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  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Prove Ukrainians Were Selling A Stinger Missile Launcher In Bremen

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    Were Ukrainians arrested in Bremen, Germany, while trying to sell on the black market Western-provided, Stinger surface-to-air missiles and "other heavy weapons"? No, that's not true: The video posted on social media with supposed proof of this event does not show a single arrested person. Moreover, its audio track appears to have been manipulated. Bremen police said that no such…

    • Sep 19, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Prove Ukrainians Were Selling A Stinger Missile Launcher In Bremen Not Authentic
  • Fact Check: 'Newly Leaked Report' From RAND Corp. Does NOT Reveal 'True Motives Behind European Destabilization & The Russia/Ukraine War' -- It Is Fake

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    Does a "newly leaked report" from the RAND Corporation, a U.S. think tank, reveal the "true motives behind European Destabilization & The Russia/Ukraine War"? No, that's not true: In an email to Lead Stories and a news release on its website, the RAND Corp. called the "supposedly leaked" report "fake." The claim appeared in the September 12, 2022, issue of…

    • Sep 19, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: 'Newly Leaked Report' From RAND Corp. Does NOT Reveal 'True Motives Behind European Destabilization & The Russia/Ukraine War' -- It Is Fake Fake Report
  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Russian Tanks Abandoned During September 2022 Ukrainian Offensive In The Kharkiv Region

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    Does this video show Russian tanks abandoned in the Kharkiv Region during the September 2022 Ukrainian counteroffensive that overran Russian positions in northeastern Ukraine? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has corroborated open-source investigators' use of Google Maps satellite images to identify the long industrial building as being on the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, more than 300 miles distant from Ukraine's…

    • Sep 15, 2022
    • by: Courtney Kealy
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Russian Tanks Abandoned During September 2022 Ukrainian Offensive In The Kharkiv Region 300+ Miles Off
  • Fact Check: German Politician Did NOT Issue A Warning About September 24, 2022 -- He Misspoke And Gaffe Was Misused

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    Did German politician Friedrich Merz issue a warning that something would occur on September 24, 2022, which would be remembered into the future and not be forgotten by any person? No, that's not true: On February 27, 2022, just days after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Merz spoke of the first pictures seen, and first thoughts in…

    • Sep 15, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: German Politician Did NOT Issue A Warning About September 24, 2022  -- He Misspoke And Gaffe Was Misused He Misspoke
  • Fact Check: Swiss Authorities Did NOT Call On Citizens To Report Neighbors Who Consume Too Much Gas

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    Did the Swiss government call on its citizens to turn in their neighbors to the authorities if people heat their homes above 19 degrees Celsius (66.2 degrees Fahrenheit)? No, that's not true: A claim on social media originated from a tabloid article that misled its readers about the extent of possible energy-saving measures in case of gas shortages. As of…

    • Sep 13, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Swiss Authorities Did NOT Call On Citizens To Report Neighbors Who Consume Too Much Gas Fact Check: Swiss Authorities Did NOT Call On Citizens To Report Neighbors Who Consume Too Much Gas No Such Policy
  • Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show North Korea Sending Troops To Ukraine

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    Is North Korea sending troops to Ukraine to help the Kremlin's war efforts? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, Moscow appeared to be considering the idea of North Korean workers, not soldiers, working on reconstruction in Ukraine's Russian-occupied regions, severely damaged during months of fighting between Russia and Ukraine. Previous reports about an alleged agreement to ship…

    • Sep 12, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show North Korea Sending Troops To Ukraine Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show North Korea Sending Troops To Ukraine Recycled Rumor
  • Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove 'Everything' In Antarctica Is 'Turning Red'

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    Do the photos in a recent TikTok video prove that "everything" in Antarctica is "turning red"? No, that's not true: The three compiled images seen in the TikTok video show three different locations in Antarctica. In one, taken on Galindez Island, the red coloring on the glaciers is caused by carotenoids in algae appearing more often due to rising temperatures…

    • Sep 9, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove 'Everything' In Antarctica Is 'Turning Red' Not All 1 Spot
  • Fact Check: NATO Is NOT Sending Jets To Ukraine, And This Photo Does NOT Show NATO Jets

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    Did NATO's most lethal fighter jets arrive in Ukraine? No, that's not true: As a close NATO partner -- but not a member country -- in 2022 Ukraine received non-lethal defensive support in its battle against invading Russian forces, according to NATO's website. The photograph with this claim is from 1998, and is of a partially disassembled F-22 Raptor being…

    • Aug 30, 2022
    • by: Courtney Kealy
    Fact Check: NATO Is NOT Sending Jets To Ukraine, And This Photo Does NOT Show NATO Jets Not NATO Jets
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ted Cruz Telling Nancy Pelosi 'You Are Guilty'

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    Does a video show Sen. Ted Cruz telling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi she is guilty? No, that's not true: The video shows a clip of Cruz speaking about various political topics but not about Pelosi. The video's headline does not match the footage. It appears to be clickbait to draw attention to a Facebook page. The claim appeared in a…

    • Aug 30, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ted Cruz Telling Nancy Pelosi 'You Are Guilty' Never Said
  • Fact Check: Russian Power Plant NOT Blown Up In Ukrainian Counterattack As Of August 26, 2022

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    Did Ukraine launch a counterattack against Russia by crossing its border and blowing up a Russian power plant, leaving the country in flames? No, that's not true: Although the Ukraine military has launched some cross-border missile attacks since Russia invaded the country on March 24, 2022, no Russian power plants have been destroyed by Ukraine and there is no evidence…

    • Aug 26, 2022
    • by: Jennifer Dobner
    Fact Check: Russian Power Plant NOT Blown Up In Ukrainian Counterattack As Of August 26, 2022 Still Standing
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