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  • What We Know About Rumor American Derek Huffman Was Killed Fighting for the Russian Military

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    Was American Derek Huffman killed in a drone strike while fighting for the Russian military in Ukraine in July 2025? A YouTube account used by his wife claimed in a comment that Huffman is alive and well. Another American acquaintance of Huffman also told Lead Stories that Huffman is alive, but definitive proof was not immediately available. Here's what we…

    • Jul 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    What We Know About Rumor American Derek Huffman Was Killed Fighting for the Russian Military What We Know
  • Fact Check: Video of 2022 Attack On Kyiv Does NOT Show Iranian Drone Attack In Israel in June 2025

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    Does a viral video show the "first Iranian drone" shot down in Israel in mid-June 2025? No, that's not true: The footage was recorded in Ukraine. It's impossible for it to have documented the Iran-Israel conflict, as it was first posted to the web three years earlier. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on X on June…

    • Jun 13, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video of 2022 Attack On Kyiv Does NOT Show Iranian Drone Attack In Israel in June 2025 Kyiv, 2022
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Taxpayers Paid $411,634 For Sen. Lindsey Graham's May 2025 Hotel Stay In Kyiv

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    Do viral screenshots prove that U.S. taxpayers paid $411,634.00 for Senator Lindsey Graham's hotel stay in Kyiv, Ukraine, in May 2025? No, that's not true: His name is not linked to the spending documented in the images. The Department of State told Lead Stories that the screenshot of the agency's government contract in Ukraine had nothing to do with congressional…

    • Jun 5, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Taxpayers Paid $411,634 For Sen. Lindsey Graham's May 2025 Hotel Stay In Kyiv DoS: Nope
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Complaint About Ukraine's Attacks On Russia Interrupting His Sleep

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    Did U.S. President Donald Trump complain on social media that Ukraine's attacks on Russia interfere with his sleep? No, that's not true: A search across his account on Truth Social did not produce a match to the image a viral post purported to have taken from his account. Searches across an archived version of his account and news reports did…

    • Jun 3, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Complaint About Ukraine's Attacks On Russia Interrupting His Sleep No Such Post
  • Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Say Ukraine Must Compensate Russia For Aircraft Destroyed In June 1, 2025, Drone Attacks

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    Did President Trump say that Ukraine must compensate Russia for the aircraft it destroyed in a June 1, 2025, drone attack on Russian air bases? No, that's not true: There is no record of President Trump posting these words on his social media accounts or saying them publicly. A Google search for the quote finds it only on social media…

    • Jun 2, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Say Ukraine Must Compensate Russia For Aircraft Destroyed In June 1, 2025, Drone Attacks Never Said It
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Attack on Ukrainian Airbases in June 2025

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    Did a widely-shared clip show Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian airbases, in retaliation against a series of drone attacks on Russian warplanes in June 2025? No, that's not true: The footage was old, and dated to July 2024 at the latest. It appeared to show Russian missiles striking a children's hospital in Kyiv, not airbases. The claim appeared in a…

    • Jun 2, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Attack on Ukrainian Airbases in June 2025 Old Footage
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Explosion In Moscow -- Old Crimea Footage

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    Does a video shared online show a huge explosion in Moscow, Russia in 2025? No, that's not true: The video shows an explosion in Crimea in 2023 related to an attack on a ship. It does not show an attack on the Russian capital in 2025. One example of the video being shared with a misleading caption was an X…

    • Jun 2, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Explosion In Moscow -- Old Crimea Footage 2023 Ship Boom
  • Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Destruction of Russian Strategic Bombers

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    Does a viral video really show the destruction of "40 Russian strategic bombers" of type TU-95 destroyed by a "daring Ukrainian FPV-drone swarm raid"? No, that's not true: This particular viral social media footage originates from the video game ARMA3. It does not depict the actual drone strikes reported on by worldwide media on June 1, 2025. The video (archived…

    • Jun 2, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Destruction of Russian Strategic Bombers Video Game
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Clearly Show Macron Hiding White Powder Cocaine On Train With Merz, Starmer -- Hi-Res Pic Looks Like Napkin

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    Does a video clearly show French President Macron hiding a bag of white powder cocaine as reporters enter a train car where he is meeting with German Chancellor Merz and UK Prime Minister Starmer? No, that's not true: The low-resolution video used to make the claim that the white material in front of Macron is cocaine is too blurry to…

    • May 11, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Clearly Show Macron Hiding White Powder Cocaine On Train With Merz, Starmer -- Hi-Res Pic Looks Like Napkin Blurry Vid
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Indian Drone Shot Down By Pakistan in May 2025

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    Did a video show an Indian drone falling to the ground and causing an explosion, after being shot down by Pakistani forces in May 2025? No, that's not true: The video had been online since April 29, one week before India struck locations in Pakistan in response to a terrorist attack by Pakistani militants, and Pakistan, in response, shot down…

    • May 8, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Indian Drone Shot Down By Pakistan in May 2025 Old Video
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