Russia Scorecard true 0% 0 Checks mostly true 0% 3 Checks half true 0% 5 Checks mostly false 0% 9 Checks false 0% 126 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 42 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Russia Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2025 a news conference “We’ve never had a president that solved one war, not one war.” By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 17, 2025 Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2025 a press conference In 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidency, then-President Barack Obama was “trying to lead a coup” with Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton. By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2025 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 en una publicación en X Un vídeo muestra al presidente francés, Emmanuel Macron, al primer ministro del Reino Unido, Keir Starmer, y al canciller alemán, Friedrich Merz, con una bolsa de cocaína tras visitar al presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek • May 16, 2025 Alex Jones stated on May 11, 2025 a post on X A video shows French President Emmanuel Macron, United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Freidrich Merz with a bag of cocaine after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. By Maria Briceño, Madison Czopek • May 13, 2025 Social Media stated on February 20, 2025 in a social media post Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “blocked Truth Social in Ukraine.” By Claire Cranford • February 25, 2025 Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia. By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson • February 19, 2025 Instagram posts stated on February 5, 2025 an Instagram post An E! News report said USAID paid millions of dollars to sponsor American celebrity visits to Ukraine. February 7, 2025 Facebook posts stated on February 1, 2025 a Facebook post Ukrainian officials released list of “kickbacks” given to 18 U.S. politicians. February 4, 2025 Viral image stated on December 10, 2024 an Instagram post “Dr. Assad will return to ophthalmology after being deposed as president of Syria and plans to set up an eye clinic in Russia.” December 13, 2024 X posts stated on October 25, 2024 X posts Video shows an election worker destroying mail ballots with votes for former President Donald Trump in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. By Loreben Tuquero • October 25, 2024 Facebook posts stated on September 13, 2024 a Facebook post Says Colin Kaepernick said he “will go to Russia if not properly respected in the United States.” September 20, 2024 Instagram posts stated on July 1, 2024 an Instagram post "President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money. July 3, 2024 Viral image stated on June 12, 2024 an Instagram post Video shows “U.S. Navy deploys in Miami due to Russian warships 6/12.” June 14, 2024 Instagram posts stated on May 27, 2024 an Instagram post When Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Ukraine recently "he announced that they were going to suspend elections in Ukraine." May 29, 2024 Viral image stated on April 13, 2024 a Facebook post “BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia will support Iran if the United States attacks Iran’s soil in support of Israel.” April 19, 2024 X posts stated on March 22, 2024 an X post A March 7 U.S. security alert … means the U.S. was “behind this gruesome terror attack on Russian civilians.” By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Louis Jacobson • March 27, 2024 Viral image stated on March 22, 2024 An Instagram post Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin revealing “that Jesus was Black.” March 25, 2024 Viral image stated on March 24, 2024 a Instagram post Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin saying Biblical figures were “all Black.” March 25, 2024 Donald Trump stated on February 20, 2024 a Fox News town hall Donald Trump’s fine in the New York fraud case “is a form of Navalny, it is a form of communism or fascism.” By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2024 Instagram posts stated on February 9, 2024 an Instagram post Photo shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s U.S. naturalization certificate. 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