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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on March 9, 2022 a post on Instagram
U.S. has biological weapons labs in Ukraine.
False
By Monique Curet • March 10, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 27, 2022 a Facebook post
“The former Miss Universe-Ukraine, Anastasiia Lenna, turned in her high heels for some combat boots to fight for her country.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 7, 2022
Russian Embassy in Canada
Russian Embassy in Canada
stated on March 1, 2022 a statement
"The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • March 3, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2022 a post
Russia unveiled a nuclear weapon, "Satan 2," that is "capable of destroying everything breathing in the world."
False
By Monique Curet • March 2, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 27, 2022 a post
"An 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronts a Russian soldier telling him to go back to his country.”
False
By Monique Curet • March 1, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 25, 2022 a Facebook post
Video shows Ukrainian soldiers saying goodbye to loved ones amid Russia’s 2022 invasion.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 1, 2022
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
stated on February 24, 2022 an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine
Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • February 25, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 24, 2022 a Facebook post
This "footage" shows Russia attacking Ukraine.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 24, 2022
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on February 17, 2022 a rally.
Virginia is "one of only a handful of states that actually taxes our veterans’ retirement.”
Half-True
By Warren Fiske • February 23, 2022
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on February 19, 2022 an interview with Steve Bannon
Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights."
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • February 21, 2022
Dmitry Peskov
Dmitry Peskov
stated on February 20, 2022 an interview with a Russian TV network
“Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 21, 2022
Kayleigh McEnany
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on February 8, 2022 a Facebook post
“President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 9, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on January 27, 2022 a tweet
Video shows troops at the Ukraine-Russia border on Jan. 27, 2022.
False
February 1, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 28, 2022 an Instagram post
Military data from 2021 show military members experienced spikes of 300% in miscarriages, almost 300% in cancer diagnoses and 1,000% in neurological issues.
False
January 31, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 21, 2022 a Facebook post
“All communications to families from the US Navy have been halted.”
False
By Gabrielle Settles • January 25, 2022
Dana Perino
Dana Perino
stated on January 4, 2022 a segment
A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 10, 2022
Derrick Van Orden
Derrick Van Orden
stated on December 7, 2021 Twitter
Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan."
Mostly False
By Alan Hovorka • January 4, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 12, 2021 an interview with Rita Braver of CBS
“I’ve been against that war in Afghanistan from the very beginning.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 15, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 31, 2021 a post
“If you were in the military before 2002 you get an additional $1,200 a year, ($100 per month) in Social Security. But you have to ask for it and almost no one knows about it.”
Mostly False
By Monique Curet • December 1, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 27, 2021 social media posts
President Joe Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan “simply because of Trump Derangement Syndrome and they wanted to reverse any policy that Trump had implemented.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2021
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