FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show Russian Troops Inside Of US Base In Niger

An image shared on Facebook claims to show Russian troops at a United States base in Niger. Verdict: Misleading The image was taken in Syria, not Niger. The image is also from 2020, not 2024. Fact Check: Delegations from the U.S. and Niger met to discuss how the former would withdraw 900 military personnel from Niger, […]

1,000 U.S. Soldiers In Niger Need To Come Home Right Now

[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-27-at-5.41.59 AM-1200x675.png crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//thefederalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-27-at-5.41.59%5Cu202fAM-1200x675.png%22%7D" expand=1]Eighty-six senators chose to stand idly by as the president sends their constituents' sons and daughters into harm’s way with no clear objective.

FACT CHECK: Video Claims To Show French Ambassador To Niger Forced Out Of A Building

The video was taken in Gabon and does not show a French ambassador

FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show Niger Militant Promising To Go To Ukraine

'The image has been photoshopped. The original image shows a white Russian soldier, not a Niger militant'

FACT CHECK: No, Video Does Not Show Nigerian Soldiers In Niger In 2023

The video predates the recent coup in Niger

FACT CHECK: Image Claims To Show Wagner Mercenary With Niger Soldier

'The image shows a Wagner Group mercenary in the Central African Republic'

FACT CHECK: Video Shows Senegalese Troops, Not Nigeriens

'The video shows Senegalese troops, not troops from the Niger Republic'

FACT CHECK: No, Video Does Not Show Niger’s Army Training To Handle Coup Plotters

The video shows the National Youth Service Corps in Nigeria

FACT CHECK: Viral Video Falsely Claims To Show An Attack On The French Embassy In Niger

A video shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, purports to show the French Embassy in Niger being attacked amid a recent coup. Things are getting out of hand in #Niger republic . The Embassy of #FRANCE in #NIGER REPUBLIC attacked by Niger people . The anger against France in this […]

FACT CHECK: Viral Video Purporting To Show Niger’s Minister Of Finance Crying Is Misleading

The Minister of Finance does not appear in the video