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Search results for "Russia kills the people and destroys the cultural sites it says it went to war to protect"

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Fact-checks (24770)

Instagram posts stated on February 07, 2024 in an Instagram post:
"Ukraine puts Tucker Carlson on a ‘hit list’ after an interview with Vladimir Putin.”
By Jeff Cercone• February 9, 2024
Vladimir Putin stated on February 24, 2022 in an address to the nation announcing the attack on Ukraine:
Ethnic Russians face “genocide perpetrated by the Kyiv regime.”
By Jon Greenberg• February 25, 2022
Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2022 in a Facebook post:
The war in Ukraine is “scripted and staged.”
By Gabrielle Settles• March 4, 2022
Mike Pompeo stated on January 05, 2020 in an appearance on Fox News:
"President Trump didn't say he'd go after a cultural site."
By Bill McCarthy• January 6, 2020
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
Lincoln Chafee stated on June 14, 2015 in Campaign speech :
"One of the reasons I believe we’re in trouble in Yemen is we lost the population on drone strikes issues. That’s what stirred up the population. That’s what is happening in Yemen."  
By Mark Reynolds• July 26, 2015
Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Putin humiliatingly blows up all weapons and facilities" on Snake Island by retreating Russian troops.
By Andy Nguyen• July 12, 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
Marco Rubio stated on February 04, 2016 in a town hall in Manchester, N.H.:
China is "practicing how to blow up our satellites."
By Louis Jacobson• February 5, 2016
Bloggers stated on February 18, 2023 in a blog post:
“Putin decimates another adrenochrome warehouse in Ukraine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 23, 2023
Facebook posts stated on December 18, 2022 in a video:
Russia’s Army was “destroyed.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 19, 2022
Facebook posts stated on October 05, 2022 in a video:
“Norway readies its military to counter Biden.”
By Andy Nguyen• October 7, 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
Greg Abbott stated on November 18, 2015 in a tweet:
"8 Syrians caught at Texas border in Laredo."
By Dylan Baddour• November 20, 2015
Instagram posts stated on April 19, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“1,900 food production companies have been destroyed” as part of conspiracy.
By Jeff Cercone• April 26, 2023
X posts stated on July 04, 2023 in a tweet:
Footage of nuclear explosions proves that "nukes are fake."
By Sara Swann• July 11, 2023
Instagram posts stated on October 09, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“Israel just bombed and destroyed” St. Porphyrius Church in Gaza on Oct. 9, 2023.
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 9, 2023
Viral image stated on July 04, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Ukrainian “attack destroys skyscraper in Moscow.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 7, 2022
Threads posts stated on January 07, 2025 in A Threads post:
California wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.”
By Maria Briceño• January 9, 2025
Alan Grayson stated on September 07, 2013 in an interview with the "Washington Post":
In the event of a U.S. strike on Syria, "the Russians will replace the weapons immediately. They’ve said it on the record. They’ve suggested they might even replace it with better stuff."
By Louis Jacobson• September 11, 2013

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By Louis Jacobson• January 6, 2020

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

By Rebecca Catalanello, Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2022

Getting rid of chemical weapons: How it works

By Jon Greenberg• September 16, 2013

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

By Luiz Romero• August 8, 2022

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

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

Ask PolitiFact: Did Vladimir Putin say that Russia would not target or harm Ukrainian civilians?

By Madison Czopek• March 21, 2022

Russia, Ukraine, and the contested language of genocide

By Louis Jacobson• April 11, 2022

Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2026

What are 'tactical' nuclear weapons? And what do they mean for Russia, Ukraine and the world?

By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2022

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

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• February 23, 2022

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

By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson• October 10, 2022

Ukrainian soldiers believed to be alive, details of their captivity unclear

By Monique Curet• March 3, 2022

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

By Louis Jacobson• March 2, 2022

In Context: Santorum on Satan

By Molly Moorhead• February 22, 2012

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

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

Mailbag: 'What are you? The kings of truth?'

By Louis Jacobson• March 11, 2013

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

By Jeff Cercone• February 20, 2025

Does Vladimir Putin kill journalists?

By Linda Qiu• January 4, 2016

Who decides when genocide has occurred? The long legal process hinges on proving intent

By Grace Abels, Madison Czopek• December 12, 2025

Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos

By Grace Abels• July 27, 2022