Latest Fact-Checks In Russia

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 1, 2022 a Facebook post
“NEW: Biden Admin. instructs Americans to social distance and wear masks in the event of a Nuclear Fallout.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • March 3, 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 26, 2022 a Facebook post
Ukrainians altered this street sign to tell Russian troops to go “f---” themselves.
False
By Samantha Putterman • March 2, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2022 a Facebook post
Photos show Ukrainian citizens destroying two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails in Kyiv.
False
By Madison Czopek • March 2, 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 February 24, 2022 social media posts
A photo of a wounded young child was captured in Ukraine in 2022.
False
By Bill McCarthy • 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
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2022 a Facebook post
"Ukrainian fighter-ace known as the 'Ghost of Kyiv's real name is Samuyil Hyde.”
Pants on Fire!
March 1, 2022
Jake LaTurner
Jake LaTurner
stated on February 25, 2022 an ad
The Keystone XL pipeline "would have produced 830,000 barrels of oil per day, more than enough to offset what we import from Russia."
Half-True
February 28, 2022
Maria Bartiromo
Maria Bartiromo
stated on February 22, 2022 a TV segment
“We have doubled our (oil) imports from Russia in the last year.”
Mostly False
By Yacob Reyes • February 28, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2022 a Facebook post
The United States buys "206,000 barrels of oil a day" from Russia but "shut down domestic oil production a year ago."
Mostly False
By Andy Nguyen • February 28, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on February 25, 2022 social media posts
A photo showing young children saluting troops was captured in Ukraine in 2022.
False
By Bill McCarthy • February 28, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 25, 2022 a Facebook post
Video shows a Ukrainian fighter pilot shooting down a Russian plane.
False
By Madison Czopek • February 28, 2022
Joe Rogan
Joe Rogan
stated on February 28, 2022 a Facebook post
Actor Steven Seagal spotted among Russian special forces in Ukraine
False
February 28, 2022
Candace Owens
Candace Owens
stated on February 22, 2022 a tweet
“NATO (under direction from the United States) is violating previous agreements and expanding eastward.”
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • February 28, 2022
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on February 25, 2022 posts
A 2022 video shows “Ukrainian and Russian soldiers face to face.”
False
By Yacob Reyes • February 25, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2022 a public Facebook group
Photos show “Ukrainian Christians pray outdoors, in the snow, for their country in this phase of war danger.”
Half-True
February 25, 2022
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on February 24, 2022 a TikTok video
TikTok video shows Russian soldiers parachuting into Ukraine.
False
By Madison Czopek • February 25, 2022
X posts
X posts
stated on February 24, 2022 a tweet
Russia is targeting U.S. biological weapons labs in Ukraine invasion.
False
February 25, 2022
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