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Fact-checks (23517)

Russian Embassy in Canada stated on March 01, 2022 in a statement:
"The Russian army does not occupy Ukrainian territory."
By Louis Jacobson• March 3, 2022
JD Vance stated on February 19, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon:
Says Joe Biden risks war with Russia because Vladimir Putin doesn’t “believe in transgender rights."
By Jon Greenberg• February 21, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“NATO troops deployed to Ukraine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2023
Facebook posts stated on February 20, 2022 in a public Facebook group:
Photos show “Ukrainian Christians pray outdoors, in the snow, for their country in this phase of war danger.”
By Luiz Romero• February 25, 2022
Instagram posts stated on October 20, 2022 in a post:
“Ukraine has a nuclear bomb primed in Mykolaiv.”
By Luiz Romero• October 27, 2022
Facebook posts stated on October 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“Joe Biden confirms WW3 live on TV.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 31, 2023
Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Photos show Ukrainian citizens destroying two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails in Kyiv.
By Madison Czopek• March 2, 2022
Dmitry Peskov stated on February 20, 2022 in an interview with a Russian TV network:
“Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 21, 2022
Pearson Sharp stated on March 11, 2022 in a TV segment:
The Russian airstrike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, had “the makings of yet another false flag operation” led by the U.S.
By Bill McCarthy• March 22, 2022
Viral image stated on February 25, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Photos of an apartment building in Kyiv are evidence the war in Ukraine “is fake.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 27, 2023
Vladimir Putin stated on September 07, 2022 in at an economic forum in Russia:
Russia “has not lost anything” in its invasion of Ukraine.
By Jeff Cercone• September 9, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 03, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“The Russian army is withdrawing from Ukraine!” in September 2022
By Andy Nguyen• September 8, 2022
Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2022 in a video:
“North Korea sent more than 100,000 troops to Russia for the Ukraine War!”
By Andy Nguyen• September 29, 2022
Donald Trump stated on February 18, 2025 in remarks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago:
Volodymyr Zelenskyy “started” the war in Ukraine with Russia.
By Claire Cranford, Louis Jacobson• February 19, 2025
Tucker Carlson stated on February 06, 2024 in a video posted on X.:
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, “not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview Putin.”
By Madison Czopek• February 8, 2024
Tulsi Gabbard stated on March 15, 2022 in a Fox News appearance:
"What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board."
By Bill McCarthy• March 18, 2022
Marjorie Taylor Greene stated on March 03, 2023 in a Conservative Political Action Conference speech:
Says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants America’s “sons and daughters to go die in Ukraine.”
By Madison Czopek• March 3, 2023
Instagram posts stated on October 09, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Less than 48 hours after Israel was attacked “we have hundreds of hours worth of footage but zero footage from the Ukraine war.”
By Sara Swann• October 13, 2023
Facebook posts stated on March 15, 2022 in a video:
A video shows current “leaked footage of heavy war between Russia vs Ukraine”
By Monique Curet• March 17, 2022
Facebook posts stated on March 02, 2022 in a public Facebook post:
“Putin Vows to ‘Crush’ Child Traffickers in Ukraine”
By Luiz Romero• March 18, 2022

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Misleading images of Chernobyl, Zaporizhzhia plants undercut real reasons for concern

By Luiz Romero• March 4, 2022

One year into Russia’s war in Ukraine: A look at U.S. aid, and why the U.S. is involved

By Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2023

Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2022

Did Ron DeSantis change his stance on Ukraine? If so, how much?

By Louis Jacobson• March 15, 2023

The case for and against establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine

By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2022

Don’t fall for these hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Samantha Putterman• February 25, 2022

Where do Republican presidential candidates stand on Ukraine?

By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2023

Are we closer to nuclear Armageddon than any time since 1962, as Biden suggested?

By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2022

Ask PolitiFact: What’s Ukraine’s history of trying to join NATO?

By Bill McCarthy• April 14, 2022

Cluster munitions, Ukraine and President Joe Biden: What to know

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz, Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2023

How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda

By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022

Lie of the Year 2022: Putin’s lies to wage war and conceal horror in Ukraine

By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022

Could a strike by Russia on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into war?

By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2022

Why does Russia want the Donbas region?

By Louis Jacobson• August 18, 2025

Trump and Putin’s history of misleading on Ukraine, US elections: 7 examples before Alaska summit

By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2025

Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025

Why Ukraine? How an Eastern European country triggered tumult in American politics

By Jon Greenberg• September 30, 2019

In context: What the White House has said about sending troops to fight Russia

By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is especially lawless. Could Putin be tried for war crimes?

By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022

Fact-checks: Trump meets Zelenskyy to talk potential end to Russia-Ukraine war

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 18, 2025