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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
By Ciara O'Rourke • 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
By Jeff Cercone • 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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 18, 2021 a Facebook post:
Says Christopher Miller is “in charge of the military.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 20, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on October 3, 2021 Twitter:
“The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.”
True
By Laura Schulte • October 14, 2021
Patrick Testin
Patrick Testin
stated on August 29, 2021 TV interview:
"The vast majority of the (refugees) coming into Fort McCoy are not the SIVs" and some have "no documentation at all."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • October 13, 2021
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on September 2, 2021 a TikTok post:
“COVID internment camps announced in America: Tennessee governor signs EO authorizing National Guard to carry out COVID medical kidnappings.”
Pants on Fire!
By Gabrielle Settles • October 7, 2021
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 27, 2021 in Instagram posts:
“Biden orders dishonorable discharge for 46% of troops who refuse vaccine.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 1, 2021
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