FACT CHECK: Post Claims To Show US Military Equipment Left Behind In Afghanistan

A post shared on Facebook claims to show U.S. military equipment left behind in Afghanistan. Verdict: False The video is from the United States, not Afghanistan. Fact Check: Russia has lost at least 70,000 troops since it invaded Ukraine in February 2022, according to BBC News. For the first time since Russia began its invasion, volunteers make […]

FACT CHECK: Did A Small Nuclear Strike Hit Russia?

Posts shared on X claim that a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) strike, possibly nuclear, hit a Russian ammunition depot. ⚠️WW3 ALERT! 🚨NATO just attacked a huge Russian ammunition depot in Toropets. The Tver region Governer Igor Rudenya has confirmed the attack but details are scarce from the Russian side. ☢️Did a small nuclear weapon […]

FACT CHECK: Post Claims American-Made Missile Hit The Kyiv Children’s Hospital

A post shared on X claims that an American-made air defense missile hit a Kyiv children’s hospital. pic.twitter.com/Kqn1gKdzE8 — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) July 8, 2024 Verdict: Misleading Experts and observers have said the missile is likely Russian. The Ukrainian government said a Russian cruise missile hit the hospital. Fact Check: A missile hit a Kyiv […]

FACT CHECK: Video Showing Ukrainian Troops In Vovchansk Is From 2022

A video shared on X claims to show Ukrainian troops in Vovchansk, Ukraine in June 2024. Ukrainian forces liberated Vovchansk, a city in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. A month into Russia’s push across the border in northern Ukraine, Western weapons and Ukrainian reinforcements have largely stalled the attack. pic.twitter.com/VF0jbRb7ho — War&Peace (@realpeacenotwar) June 16, 2024 […]

FACT CHECK: Post Claims NATO Shot Down Russian Cargo Plane

A post shared on X claims the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) admitted it shot down a Russian cargo plane. 🚨Update: NATO shot down a Russian cargo aircraft with their Patriot Missile System in January, but is just admitting it now!! US Army Europe says that the Russian A-50U military cargo aircraft that was shot down in […]

FACT CHECK: Post Claims To Show Damaged Su-57

A post shared on X claims to show a damaged Russian Su-57. What is interesting about these photos of the Su-57 before and after its Liutyi OWA Drone/Propeller cruise missile hit… 1/ Relearning the Fragmentation Weapons Effect Baseline 🧵 https://t.co/0kLR56ewwy — Trent Telenko (@TrentTelenko) June 10, 2024 Verdict: False The image was created by Kherson Designer, a […]

FACT CHECK: Image Claims Ukrainians Hit Su-57 Decoy

An image shared on X claims that the Ukrainians hit a Russian Su-57 decoy. OH NO NO, NATO attacked a decoy Su-57. It was just a ground painting of one. HAHAHAHA. pic.twitter.com/G4ci3zZvY0 — Korobochka (コロボ) 🇦🇺✝️🇷🇺 (@cirnosad) June 9, 2024 Verdict: False The satellite image is from June 7, while the attack was on June 8. The […]

FACT CHECK: No Evidence French Foreign Legion Sent To Ukraine

A post shared on X claims that the French Foreign Legion is sending troops to Ukraine. France secretly sent its military to Ukraine – ex-Pentagon official, Stephen Bryen in an article for Asian Time He claims that units of the 3rd French Infantry Regiment, which is one of the main units of the Foreign Legion, have […]

FACT CHECK: Post Repeats False Claim That There Is No Footage Of Russian-Ukrainian War

A post shared on X claims that there is no footage of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Isn’t it curious that we never see war footage from Ukraine? Why is that? — Mila Joy (@MilaLovesJoe) April 20, 2024 Verdict: False Footage of the war is available and often posted on social media. Fact Check: Ukraine’s top commander said […]

FACT CHECK: Image Showing The Aftermath of a Missile Strike Is From Beirut, Not Ukraine

The image is from Beirut, not Ukraine. The image was taken in 2022 after a fire