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Russia’s Pants on Fire claim that it is not occupying Ukrainian territory

By Louis Jacobson March 3, 2022

"The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."

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Photo of Ukrainian road sign with colorful language for Russian troops was digitally altered

By Samantha Putterman March 2, 2022

Ukrainians altered this street sign to tell Russian troops to go “f---” themselves.

North Carolina lawmaker misleads about Union County COVID cases, criticism

By Paul Specht March 2, 2022

There are now zero students, staff or anyone “related to the school system” in Union County” hospitalized with COVID-19, despite harsh criticism of school COVID…

These photos of Molotov cocktails are from 2014 protests in Kyiv, not 2022

March 2, 2022

Photos show Ukrainian citizens destroying two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails in Kyiv.

Biden SOTU for jobs claim

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s State of the Union claim on scale of job gains in 2021

By Louis Jacobson March 2, 2022

“Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United…

Jeff Shipley says teachers should not get raises if pushing topics the Legislature banned in law

By Meg Doster March 2, 2022

"According to Republican Rep. Jeff Shipley, teachers should not receive a pay raise if they teach American history that Republicans don’t agree with."

New Russian nuke weapon dubbed Satan 2 cannot destroy ‘everything breathing in the world’

March 2, 2022

Russia unveiled a nuclear weapon, "Satan 2," that is "capable of destroying everything breathing in the world."

Photo of a girl confronting soldier is from 2012 in West Bank, not Ukraine in 2022

March 1, 2022

"An 8-year-old Ukrainian girl confronts a Russian soldier telling him to go back to his country.”

Photo of injured child is from Syria in 2018, not Russia-Ukraine conflict

By Bill McCarthy March 1, 2022

A photo of a wounded young child was captured in Ukraine in 2022.

Social posts mislead by sharing 2017 movie clip of Ukrainian soldiers saying goodbye to loved ones

By Samantha Putterman March 1, 2022

Video shows Ukrainian soldiers saying goodbye to loved ones amid Russia’s 2022 invasion.

Joe Biden is not holding a medical device in photo tweeted during the 2022 Winter Olympics

By Gabrielle Settles March 1, 2022

Joe Biden was holding a medical device in a photo he tweeted during the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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