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    Is it unusual that U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer was not invited to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration? No, that's missing context: A social media post's assertion that usually the British prime minister "would be the first name on the list" is untrue. Traditionally, foreign leaders were not invited to U.S. presidential inaugurations, a presidential historian told Lead Stories. The claim…

    • Jan 14, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
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    Did the Ukrainian government state that "eight mansions owned by Ukrainian military officials" were "burned down in wildfires in Los Angeles" in January 2025? No, that's not true: A video that made this assertion contained the logo of United24, the official fundraising platform of the Ukrainian government. A United24 spokesperson and Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation said this video is…

    • Jan 13, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Ukrainian Govt Did NOT Say 'Eight Mansions Owned By Ukrainian Military Officials' Burned In Los Angeles Wildfires As Of January 13, 2025 No Reports
  • Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy '€88 Million Hotel In Courchevel Ski Resort In France'

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    Does a video prove that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought a hotel in Courchevel, France, for 88 million euros ($93 million) in November 2024? No, that's not true: The video was based on a screenshot of a fake website mimicking the online page of a currently closed hotel. The current owner of the hotel described the posts sharing the video…

    • Dec 5, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Zelenskyy Did NOT Buy '€88 Million Hotel In Courchevel Ski Resort In France' Fake Website
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show EU Parliament Standing Ovation For US Decision To Allow Ukraine To Strike Deep Into Russia

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    Does a video show members of the European Parliament giving a standing ovation to the U.S. decision to permit Ukraine to strike deeper into Russia with U.S.-supplied weapons? No, that's not true: The post's caption mislabels the content of a video shared online. The video showed members of the EU parliament clapping before and after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's address…

    • Nov 27, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show EU Parliament Standing Ovation For US Decision To Allow Ukraine To Strike Deep Into Russia Misleading
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Putin Asserting Right To Use Nukes After Biden Authorized Ukraine Use Of US 'Mass Missile'

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    Did Vladimir Putin say in a televised address on November 17, 2024, that Russia could use nuclear weapons if Ukraine launches "a mass missile" to strike targets inside Russia? No, that's not true: A viral post on X reused footage from almost two months before November 2024, when reports said the Biden administration was removing a long-standing ban on the…

    • Nov 18, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Putin Asserting Right To Use Nukes After Biden Authorized Ukraine Use Of US 'Mass Missile' Old Video
  • Fact Check: South Korea Did NOT Announce It Will Send Its Troops To Ukraine 'To Fight' North Korean Soldiers Supporting Russia, As Of October 30, 2024

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    Did South Korea announce it will deploy troops in Ukraine to engage in active combat against North Korean troops supporting Russia? No, that's not true: On October 30, 2024, neither U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin nor his South Korean counterpart Kim Yong-hyun said anything about it during a joint press conference about the potential engagement of North Korean troops…

    • Oct 30, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: South Korea Did NOT Announce It Will Send Its Troops To Ukraine 'To Fight' North Korean Soldiers Supporting Russia, As Of October 30, 2024 Unconfirmed
  • Fact Check: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Had NOT 'Declared War On Iran And North Korea' As Of October 17, 2024

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    Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy officially declare war on Russia's allies, Iran and North Korea? No, that's not true: Despite what some social media posts are saying, as of this writing neither Ukrainian government sites, the Iranian Embassy in Ukraine nor news media have mentioned any such declaration of war. In public speeches Zelenskyy has described Iran and North Korea's…

    • Oct 17, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
     Fact Check: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Had NOT 'Declared War On Iran And North Korea' As Of October 17, 2024 No Declaration
  • Fact Check: Fake Photo Shows Hitler's Mercedes In Front Of Zelenskyy's Office Building -- Digitally Manipulated

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    Does a photo in an online article prove that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought Hitler's Mercedes during his 2024 trip to the United States? No, that's not true: The article's image of the vehicle, supposedly in front of the Ukrainian presidential administration building, was digitally manipulated. The picture of this antique car has been online since 2018 and was first…

    • Oct 8, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Fake Photo Shows Hitler's Mercedes In Front Of Zelenskyy's Office Building -- Digitally Manipulated Altered Image
  • Fact Check: Public Records Do NOT Confirm Zelenskyy Bought Italian Villa From Sting For 75 Million Euros

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    Did a viral video show authentic property records proving that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife bought an Italian villa from singer Sting for 75 million euros? No, that's not true: A screenshot of what looked like a document allegedly confirming the transaction was forged. When Lead Stories accessed the Italian property records database, authentic documents contained no traces…

    • Aug 9, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Public Records Do NOT Confirm Zelenskyy Bought Italian Villa From Sting For 75 Million Euros Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: Digitally Manipulated Video Does NOT Authentically Portray Dancing Macron And Zelenskyy

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    Does a viral video show authentic footage of Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and France's Emmanuel Macron dancing before becoming president? No, that's not true: Heavily edited, it contained a substantial amount of deepfake shots. Other people's faces were digitally replaced with those of Zelenskyy and Macron. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on Instagram on June 29, 2024, under…

    • Jul 9, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Digitally Manipulated Video Does NOT Authentically Portray Dancing Macron And Zelenskyy Deepfake
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