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No, Vladimir Putin has not become president of the United Nations
Ukraine
Zelenskyy wasn’t talking about Ukraine war when he said U.S. would send ‘sons and daughters’
A video clip of Ukraine’s president is going viral, with some on social media claiming Zelenskyy said the U.S. would send soldiers to fight in Ukraine. That’s false.
Ukraine
Video of Biden saying some U.S. aid could support Ukrainian pensions is from April 2022
A viral video does show Biden saying some Ukraine aid could be used for pensions. The video is from April 2022, not from Biden’s 2023 trip to Ukraine.
Ukraine
Video claiming to be Al Jazeera report about ‘drunk Ukrainians’ at World Cup is fake
The video appears to be an Al Jazeera report about Ukrainian fans defacing posters with Nazi symbols at the World Cup, but the video is fake.
Ukraine
No evidence to support FTX laundering Ukraine aid money to Democrats
Crypto exchange FTX did help with a fundraising site for Ukraine. But there’s no evidence it laundered U.S. aid money back to Democratic lawmakers.
Ukraine
A video claims to show video of the Crimean Bridge explosion is not real and edited from different clips
The video was made using video from the Crimean Bridge and a clip from a strike in Kharkiv, neither from the October explosion.
World
No, a U.S. B-2 stealth bomber did not land in Poland amid Ukraine-Russia war
Viral clip of B-2 Spirit stealth bomber claims U.S. landed nuclear capable plane in Poland during Russia-Ukraine war. The video was taken at UKs RAF Fairford in 2020
Ukraine
Fact-checking if the U.S. has pledged the most aid to Ukraine
The U.S. has pledged far more aid to Ukraine than any other country in the world — even before Biden passed a $40 billion aid bill
Ukraine
No, a photo of burning books was not taken during current war in Ukraine
Photo claiming to show burning Ukrainian history books isn’t from the current war with Russia. It actually dates back to March 2010.
Ukraine
No, the BBC didn't air a video claiming Ukraine bombed one of its own train stations
A video claiming to be a BBC News report suggested Ukraine bombed one of its own train stations. The video was fake and did not come from BBC News.
Ukraine
Fact-checking footage claiming to show recent attack on Russian warship Moskva
The VERIFY team analyzed two videos claiming to show an attack on Russian warship Moskva. Here is how we know those videos weren’t taken in 2022.
VERIFY
No, you can't tell if a diamond was mined in Russia
People are calling for a boycott of one of Russia’s largest exports — diamonds. But a diamond’s country of origin is often difficult to determine.
Ukraine
Zelenskyy wasn’t talking about Ukraine war when he said U.S. would send ‘sons and daughters’
A video clip of Ukraine’s president is going viral, with some on social media claiming Zelenskyy said the U.S. would send soldiers to fight in Ukraine. That’s false.
Ukraine
Video of Biden saying some U.S. aid could support Ukrainian pensions is from April 2022
A viral video does show Biden saying some Ukraine aid could be used for pensions. The video is from April 2022, not from Biden’s 2023 trip to Ukraine.
Ukraine
Video claiming to be Al Jazeera report about ‘drunk Ukrainians’ at World Cup is fake
The video appears to be an Al Jazeera report about Ukrainian fans defacing posters with Nazi symbols at the World Cup, but the video is fake.
Ukraine
No evidence to support FTX laundering Ukraine aid money to Democrats
Crypto exchange FTX did help with a fundraising site for Ukraine. But there’s no evidence it laundered U.S. aid money back to Democratic lawmakers.
Ukraine
A video claims to show video of the Crimean Bridge explosion is not real and edited from different clips
The video was made using video from the Crimean Bridge and a clip from a strike in Kharkiv, neither from the October explosion.
World
No, a U.S. B-2 stealth bomber did not land in Poland amid Ukraine-Russia war
Viral clip of B-2 Spirit stealth bomber claims U.S. landed nuclear capable plane in Poland during Russia-Ukraine war. The video was taken at UKs RAF Fairford in 2020
Ukraine
Fact-checking if the U.S. has pledged the most aid to Ukraine
The U.S. has pledged far more aid to Ukraine than any other country in the world — even before Biden passed a $40 billion aid bill
Ukraine
No, a photo of burning books was not taken during current war in Ukraine
Photo claiming to show burning Ukrainian history books isn’t from the current war with Russia. It actually dates back to March 2010.
Ukraine
No, the BBC didn't air a video claiming Ukraine bombed one of its own train stations
A video claiming to be a BBC News report suggested Ukraine bombed one of its own train stations. The video was fake and did not come from BBC News.
Ukraine
Fact-checking footage claiming to show recent attack on Russian warship Moskva
The VERIFY team analyzed two videos claiming to show an attack on Russian warship Moskva. Here is how we know those videos weren’t taken in 2022.
VERIFY
No, you can't tell if a diamond was mined in Russia
People are calling for a boycott of one of Russia’s largest exports — diamonds. But a diamond’s country of origin is often difficult to determine.
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